Alypiodes flavilinguis

Alypiodes flavilinguis is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae, first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883. Its name has been lifted as a synonymy of Alypiodes bimaculata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) in 2021. It can be found in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas.



Description
Adult A. flavilinguis are around 17 mm in length, and 48 mm in wingspan. Its key feature is the metallic blue patches on its costa. They are an overall black moth with three pale yellow patches on its forewing.