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Apatelodes torrefacta

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Apatelodes torrefacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Bombycidae
Genus:
Apatelodes
Species:
A. torrefacta
Binomial name
Apatelodes torrefacta
(Smith, 1797)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena torrefacta Smith, 1797
  • Apatelodes torrefacta var. floridana H. Edwards, 1886

The Spotted Apatelodes (Apatelodes torrefacta) is a species of moth of the Bombycidae or Apatelodidae (if this family is considered valid) family. It is found from Maine and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Texas, 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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