Apatelodes torrefacta

Apatelodes torrefacta, the spotted apatelodes, is a moth in the family Apatelodidae.^[1] The species was first described by Smith in 1797. It is found in North America from Maine and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Texas, and north to Wisconsin.^[2]

Spotted apatelodes
Showing faint brindling and singular white spots on each wing
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Apatelodidae
Genus:	Apatelodes
Species:	A. torrefacta
Binomial name
Apatelodes torrefacta (J. E. Smith, 1797)
Synonyms
Phalaena torrefacta Smith, 1797 Apatelodes torrefacta var. floridana H. Edwards, 1886

The wingspan is 32–42 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There are two generations per year in the south and one in the north.^[2]

The larvae start off gray and become a bright yellow color as they mature. They feed on Fraxinus, Prunus, Acer and Quercus species.^[2]

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  Front view
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  Larva
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  Museum Specimen