Alexicles

For the ancient Athenian general, see Alexicles (general).

Alexicles is a monotypic genus of tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Alexicles aspersa, the Alexicles moth, is found in the US states of New Mexico^[1] and Arizona. Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883.^[2]

Alexicles
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Alexicles Grote, 1883
Species:	A. aspersa
Binomial name
Alexicles aspersa Grote, 1883

Alexicles aspersa. Collected on July 3, 2016 in Mora County, New Mexico from an ultraviolet light trap. Elevation 2560 - 2565 meters in Volcanic Mid-Elevation Forest.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.^[3]