Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hypena palparia (Walker, 1861)
Bomolocha palparia Walker, 1861
Phylogenetic sequence # 930565
Numbers
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) listed 29 species of the genus
Hypena in America north of Mexico.
(1)Identification
Adult: forewing with large dark brown median patch that extends to inner margin (often lighter brown toward inner margin); basal and outer parts of forewing paler, mottled (pale areas darker in male than in female; female shows greater contrast between dark median area and pale subterminal area); apical dash broken; hindwing variably light to dark grayish-brown.
Range
All of United States and southern Canada (Nova Scotia to Florida
(2), west to California
(3), north to British Columbia); however, the species name does not appear on moth lists from
Arizona and Texas (
1,
2,
3)
Habitat
Mature mixed and deciduous woods; adults are nocturnal and attracted to light.
Season
Adults fly from April to October in the south; May to August in Ohio; June and July in Alberta.
Life Cycle
Two generations per year.
Larva; larva; pupa; adult
See Also
in
Baltimore Bomolocha (
Hypena baltimoralis), median patch does not extend to inner margin of forewing.
some other species of Hypena are also similar