Biology:Hypsopygia thymetusalis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Hypsopygia |
| Species: | H. thymetusalis
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| Hypsopygia thymetusalis (Walker, 1859)[1]
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Hypsopygia thymetusalis, the spruce needleworm moth or paler dolichomia moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypsopygia. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859 and is found in the northeastern United States and adjoining Canada west to British Columbia.[2]
The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are rose to violet colored with triangular, yellow costal patches.
The larvae feed on Picea species. They roll the leaves of their host plant.
References
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- ↑ Bird, C. D. (2009). "Species Details: Dolichomia thymetusalis". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6235.
Wikidata ☰ Q5962056 entry
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