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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ghost Moths (Hepialoidea) » Ghost Moths (Hepialidae) » Sthenopis » Willow Ghost Moth - Hodges#0021 (Sthenopis thule)

Species Sthenopis thule - Willow Ghost Moth - Hodges#0021

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Internet References · Works Cited
Willow Ghost Moth Sthenopis thule Hodges#0021 - Sthenopis thule Hodges#0021 - Sthenopis thule Willow Ghost Moth - Sthenopis thule Willow Ghost Moth Sthenopis thule Hodges#0021 - Sthenopis thule - Sthenopis thule Sthenopis thule Willow Ghost Moth (Sthenopis thule) - Sthenopis thule Willow Ghost Moth - Hodges#0021 - Sthenopis thule - female Willow Ghost Moth - Hodges#0021 - Sthenopis thule - female
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Hepialoidea (Ghost Moths)
Family Hepialidae (Ghost Moths)
Genus Sthenopis
Species thule (Willow Ghost Moth - Hodges#0021)
Hodges Number
0021
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sthenopis thule (Strecker, 1875)
Hepialus thule Strecker, 1875
Phylogenetic sequence #000550
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet indicates its boreal range
Range
Distribution & Flight-period Chart (1)
Food
The food plant for this species is Salix. They bore in the roots of their host plant. (2)
Life Cycle
Life cycle probably takes two years to complete. (2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group – images of live and pinned adults (1)
BOLD Systems - images of DNA supported specimens (3)
Wikipedia - brief description (2)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.Wikipedia
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by A.W. Thomas on 10 July, 2008 - 9:44pm
Additional contributions by Ron M., Robert Lord Zimlich, Kyhl Austin, Blocky
Last updated 28 January, 2022 - 3:55pm

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