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'''''Hyperstrotia pervertens''''', the '''dotted graylet''', is a species of [[moth]] of the family [[Erebidae]]. It is found in woodlands and forests from [[Missouri]] to [[Nova Scotia]], south to [[Florida]] and [[Texas]]. It is found in [[New Brunswick]], [[Nova Scotia]], [[Quebec]] and [[Ontario]] in [[Canada]]. In the [[United States]], it has been recorded |
'''''Hyperstrotia pervertens''''', the '''dotted graylet''', is a species of [[moth]] of the family [[Erebidae]]. It is found in woodlands and forests from [[Missouri]] to [[Nova Scotia]], south to [[Florida]] and [[Texas]]. It is found in [[New Brunswick]], [[Nova Scotia]], [[Quebec]] and [[Ontario]] in [[Canada]]. In the [[United States]], it has been recorded in [[Massachusetts]], [[Iowa]], [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[South Carolina]]. |
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The [[wingspan]] is about 16 mm. There is one principal generation. |
The [[wingspan]] is about 16 mm. There is one principal generation. |
Revision as of 19:08, 9 December 2019
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Hyperstrotia |
Species: | H. pervertens
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Binomial name | |
Hyperstrotia pervertens (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
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Hyperstrotia pervertens, the dotted graylet, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in woodlands and forests from Missouri to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Texas. It is found in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario in Canada. In the United States, it has been recorded in Massachusetts, Iowa, New York and South Carolina.
The wingspan is about 16 mm. There is one principal generation.
The larvae feed on beech and oak. Early instars feed from the underside of leaves scraping out small patches of parenchyma.