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Species Hypena manalis - Flowing-line Hypena - Hodges#8441

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Hypeninae
Genus Hypena
Species manalis (Flowing-line Hypena - Hodges#8441)
Hodges Number
8441
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hypena manalis Walker, 1859. Synonyms:
Bomolocha manalis
Size
wingspan 23-28 mm
Identification
Adult: basal and distal areas of forewing medium brown; midwing area whitish, with large dark brown patch extending from the costa almost to the midline, and outlined in creamy white - the patch resembles a "fur stole draped around the shoulders"; subterminal area with dark streak angled toward the apex
hindwing uniformly brown
Range
Ontario, Quebec, Maine, south to Florida, west to Texas
Season
adults fly from May (April--guide image) to September in the south; June to August in the north
Food
Larvae feed on False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica).
Life Cycle
one or two generations per year
Larva; larva; adult
Print References
Covell, p. 317, plate 40 #15 (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
adult images (Larry Line, Maryland)
iNaturalist
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 6 July, 2005 - 11:26am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Ron M., marcie oconnor, George Smiley, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 24 April, 2022 - 4:31pm

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