Hypena edictalis
Appearance
Hypena edictalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Hypena |
Species: | H. edictalis
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Binomial name | |
Hypena edictalis Walker, 1859
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Synonyms | |
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Hypena edictalis, the large bomolocha, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in North America from Quebec and Maine south to Virginia and Kentucky, west to the foothills of Alberta and the Peace River area of British Columbia.
The wingspan is 33–37 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location. There is one generation in the north and at least partial second generation from Ohio south through the Appalachian mountains.
The larvae feed on Laportea species.
References
- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling; Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
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External links
- Schneider, Ken (July 3, 2016). "Species Hypena edictalis - Large Hypena - Hodges#8452". BugGuide. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- Anweiler, G. G. (November 15, 2003). "Species Page - Bomolocha edictalis". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- "930575.00 – 8452 – Hypena edictalis – Large Bomolocha Moth – Walker, 1859". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 13, 2020.