Elaphria alapallida
Encyclopedia
The Pale-winged Midget (Elaphria festivoides) is a species of moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found from coast to coast in southern Canada
and the northern United States
.
Elaphria alapallida was split from Elaphria festivoides
by Pogue and Sullivan in 2003. The species is very similar to the Festive Midget E. festivoides, and was not recognized as a distinct species until 2003. It is best distinguished by genital differences and geographic range.
The wingspan
is 24-28 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. There is one generation per year.
Larvae of E. festivoides have been reared on Acer negundo
. The hostplant preferences of E. alapallida may be similar.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found from coast to coast in southern Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the northern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Elaphria alapallida was split from Elaphria festivoides
Elaphria festivoides
The Festive Midget is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in eastern North America.Elaphria alapallida was split from Elaphria festivoides by Pogue and Sullivan in 2003...
by Pogue and Sullivan in 2003. The species is very similar to the Festive Midget E. festivoides, and was not recognized as a distinct species until 2003. It is best distinguished by genital differences and geographic range.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 24-28 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. There is one generation per year.
Larvae of E. festivoides have been reared on Acer negundo
Acer negundo
Acer negundo is a species of maple native to North America. Box Elder, Boxelder Maple, and Maple Ash are its most common names in the United States...
. The hostplant preferences of E. alapallida may be similar.