Numbers
4 species in North America (
nearctica.com)
2 species in Canada (CBIF)
Range
represented throughout US and southern Canada except on the west coast
Food
larvae feed on lichen, algae, and moss on trees
Remarks
As of May 2005, the USGS "Moths of North America" site has its images transposed; if the photos labeled
H. fucosa and
H. miniata traded places, they would be correctly labeled.
H. cadaverosa and
inculta occur in the southwestern states, whereas
H. fucosa and
miniata are widespread throughout the eastern two-thirds of US and southern Canada.
See Also
Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae:
Internet References
pinned adult images of the 2 most widespread species [
H. fucosa, miniata] (CBIF)
key to adults of the 4 species of
Hypoprepia in North America (factopia.com)
