Apoda limacodes (Hufnagel, 1766)
(Festoon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesApoda limacodes (Festoon)
FamilyLIMACODIDAE (triangle and festoon moths)
SuperfamilyZYGAENOIDEA (burnets and foresters)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Apoda limacodes (Festoon) :
1: Apoda limacodes (Festoon)
15 Jun 2018 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at MV trap
Image 1: Adult - anterior view - scenting - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 3: Adult - dorsal view - scenting - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 4: Adult - dorsal view - scenting - enlarged - natural background (2)Image 5: Adult - dorsal view - scenting - enlarged - natural background (3)Image 6: Adult - lateral view - scenting - enlarged - natural background

Apoda limacodes (Festoon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Apoda limacodes (Festoon)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Apoda limacodes (Festoon)
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