Numbers
4 species in North America (
nearctica.com)
Identification
drab-colored moths with usually inconspicuous markings; forewing varies from light to dark brown with pale brown subterminal area in 3 of the 4 species; hindwing unmarked, paler than forewing
Range
A. glabella, pyramidoides, tragopoginis occur in eastern and northwestern North America
A. brunneoatra occurs in the southwest (Arizona and California, north to Oregon)
Remarks
Amphipyra is the only genus currently placed in the subfamily AMPHIPYRINAE.
All other genera formerly placed in AMHIPYRINAE were placed in HADENINAE by Kitching & Rawlings in 1999. (See statement at bottom of
this page).
Internet References
pinned adult images of the 3 species occurring in Canada (CBIF)
pinned adult image of the southwestern
Amphipyra brunneoatra (California Dept. of Food & Agriculture)
Contributed by
Robin McLeod on 20 March, 2005 - 6:28pm
Last updated 23 March, 2006 - 12:58am
