Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hypenopsis macula (Druce, 1891)
Hypenodes macula Druce, 1891
Identification
Adult: forewing dark brown or gray except yellowish beyond straight oblique PM line; AM line black, broken; reniform dot and dotted terminal line black; subterminal line wavy, inconspicuous; small pale patch at apex; hindwing light gray with indistinct median line; labial palps well separated, upturned
--adapted from description by Charles Covell
(1)Range
Moth Photographers Group - large range map with collection dates.
also occurs south to Central America
Food
larvae feed on bracket fungus, according to Covell's Guide
See Also
Hypenopsis calusa Landry & Landry, 2023
Hypenopsis sonora Landry & Landry, 2023
Print References
Covell, p. 321, plate 41 #8
(1)Internet References
presence in California; list (U. of California at Berkeley)