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title: "Variegated Midget"
description: "Elaphria versicolor — Insectos y arañas. Elaphria versicolor (variegated midget) is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/variegated-midget
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Variegated Midget

> Elaphria versicolor — Insectos y arañas. Elaphria versicolor (variegated midget) is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.

- Scientific name: *Elaphria versicolor*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 7909
- Wikidata: [Q5353500](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5353500)
- iNaturalist taxon: [218931](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/218931)

## Names

- en: Variegated Midget

## Countries with the most observations

US (3176), CA (1307)

## Summary

Elaphria versicolor (variegated midget) is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in north-eastern North America, including Ontario and Ohio.
This wingspan is about 22 mm. The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on balsam fir, hemlock, pine, spruce, yellow birch and white cedar.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaphria_versicolor

## Photo

![Variegated Midget](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/variegated-midget/medium.jpg)

Photo: Yann Kemper · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84902461

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/variegated-midget?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).