Sthenopis thule
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Sthenopis thule, the willow ghost moth, is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Strecker in 1875, and is known from Canada and the United States, including Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.[2]
The food plant for this species is Salix. They bore in the roots of their host plant. The life cycle probably takes two years to complete.[3]
References
- ^ Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera)
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Miscellaneous publication, no. 657 - United States. Dept. of Agriculture
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