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Eudesmia arida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Eudesmia
Species:	E. arida
Binomial name
Eudesmia arida (Skinner, 1906)
Synonyms
Ruscino arida Skinner, 1906 Eucyclopera arida

Eudesmia arida, the arid eudesmia moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Skinner in 1906. It is found from Arizona to Texas in the United States and in Mexico.

Its wingspan is 23–30 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to October.

The larvae feed on lichens.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Eucyclopera arida​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
2. McLeod, Robin (August 27, 2017). "Species Eudesmia arida - Arid Eudesmia - Hodges#8096". BugGuide. Retrieved October 7, 2019.

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.

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