Raphia cinderella Taxonomy and biogeography of the Nearctic Raphia Huebner (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Raphiinae) Schmidt, B. Christian Anweiler, Gary G. ZooKeys 2014 2014-06-27 421 91 113 3043600C-6DCA-5009-ACEB-A23E3BCFA382 Smith Smith 2014 Schmidt & Anweiler 2014 Insecta Noctuidae Raphia CoL Animalia Raphia frater subsp. cinderella Lepidoptera 14 105 Arthropoda subSpecies frater stat. n. cinderella   Raphia cinderellaSmith, 1903.  Type material. A male lectotype was designated by Todd (1982)[AMNH]. Type locality: Los Angeles Co., Cal. [California, USA].  Diagnosis and description.   Raphia frater cinderellais a Californian subspecies that is similar in size and colour to  Raphia frater coloradensis, but with a more diffuse, poorly contrasting forewing pattern that usually lacks the pronouncedly darker reniform and costal dark patches. The forewing ground colour is also pale powdery grey, not pale ochre as it often is in coloradensis. The two taxa appear to intergrade in the Siskiyous and northern Sierra Nevada.  Biology and distribution. The range of this subspecies is restricted to central and southern California west of the Sierra Nevada. Fremont Cottonwood and willows are the most likely larval hosts, although records specific to this subspecies are lacking. Most collection dates are from June; Records from Stanislaus Co. for April - May and July may indicate a second generation.