Biology:Hypena sordidula

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Short description: Species of moth

Hypena sordidula
Hypena sordidula.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypena
Species:
H. sordidula
Binomial name
Hypena sordidula
Grote, 1872
Synonyms
  • Bomolocha sordidula (Grote, 1872)

Hypena sordidula, the sordid hypena or sordid bomolocha moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872.[1] It is found in North America from Quebec and Maine south to northern Florida and Texas , west to Louisiana and Kansas , north to Manitoba.

The wingspan is 24–30 mm. The moth flies from May to August. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Laportea species. Two reported hosts, alder and butternut, are incorrect.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5957427 entry