Higher classification Apatelodes | Family Bombycidae Scientific name Apatelodes torrefacta Rank Species | |
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Similar Apatelodes, Apatelodidae, Insect, Butterflies and moths, Bombycidae | ||
Apatelodes torrefacta
Apatelodes torrefacta, or Spotted Apatelodes, is a species of moth in the Bombycidae or Apatelodidae (if this family is considered valid) family. It is found from Maine and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Texas, and north to Wisconsin.
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.
The larvae feed on Fraxinus, Prunus, Acer and Quercus species.
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