Gazoryctra roseicaput
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Gazoryctra |
| Species: | G. roseicaput
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| Gazoryctra roseicaput | |
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Gazoryctra roseicaput is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Berthold Neumoegen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1893.[1] It is known from the mountains of western North America,[2] including Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alberta.[3]
The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are dull red brown with silvery-white spots on the forewings. The hindwings are unmarked. Adults are on wing in the last half of August.[4]
References
- ^ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391.
- ^ "110004.00 – 0025 – Gazoryctra roseicaput – (Neumögen & Dyar, 1893)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ Heiman, Maury J. (October 24, 2013). "Species Gazoryctra roseicaput - Hodges#0025". BugGuide. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details: Gazoryctra roseicaput". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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