Biology:Hypena palparia

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Short description: Species of moth

Hypena palparia
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypena
Species:
H. palparia
Binomial name
Hypena palparia
Walker, 1861
Synonyms
  • Bomolocha palparia
  • Bomolocha scutellaris

Hypena palparia, the variegated snout-moth or mottled bomolocha, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to British Columbia, and south to Alabama and Texas .

The wingspan is 27–33 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location. There are at least two generations over much of east.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Ostrya virginiana and Corylus species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5957417 entry