Bug FAQAnnaphila depicta
Annaphila depicta · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
Annaphila depicta has a wingspan of about 21 to 24 mm. Its forewings are gray with a reddish-brown band and the hindwings are orange with black markings. The larvae are green and feed on the plant Nemophila menziesii.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The hindwing is orange with black markings.
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Size
The wingspan ranges from 21 to 24 mm.
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Where it lives
It occurs in North America.
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Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Oregon, Kansas, Washington.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annaphila_depicta
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