Species Sthenopis auratus - Gold-spotted Ghost Moth - Hodges#00022

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Range · See Also · Internet References

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Hepialoidea

Family Hepialidae (Ghost Moths)

Genus Sthenopis

Species auratus (Gold-spotted Ghost Moth - Hodges#00022)

Hodges Number

00022

Size

wingspan 60-70 mm

Identification

forewing yellowish-brown with 3 small gold spots in subterminal area, a larger single spot in the medial area, and 3 more small gold spots forming an antemedial (AM) line near the base; PM line represented by an indistinct whitish, pinkish, or silvery band overlaid with small angular patches; top of head and thorax dark gray to blackish

hindwing light yellowish-orange and unmarked

Range

northeastern United States and southeastern Canada

See Also

other Sthenopis species are larger and lack the distinctive pattern of gold spots on the forewing

Internet References

live adult image (Al Sinclair, Ontario)

pinned adult images of male and female [by James Adams] and live mating pair [by Dave Wagner] (Dalton State College, Georgia)

pinned adult image (Canadian Forest Service)

pinned adult image (Barbara Strnadova, New York)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 16 October, 2005 - 7:32pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2, anitagould
Last updated 23 February, 2006 - 11:42am

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