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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ghost Moths (Hepialoidea) » Ghost Moths (Hepialidae) » Phymatopus » Phymatopus hectoides - Hodges#0036 (Phymatopus hectoides)
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Phymatopus hectoides (tentative) - Phymatopus hectoides - female
Copyright © 2006 John Davis

Phymatopus hectoides (tentative) - Phymatopus hectoides - Female
Stevenson, Skamania County, Washington, USA
June 19, 2006
Size: length 12 mm
Attracted to lights. This small moth starting laying eggs right after I caught her for a photo.
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Contributed by John Davis on 20 June, 2006 - 8:34pm
Last updated 11 June, 2014 - 3:58pm

Moved
Moved from Phymatopus.
… Chris Grinter, 11 June, 2014 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

Hepialidae
That is a moth from the family Hepialidae (Hodges' ## 18-36), probably Phymatopus hectoides. This species is not listed in the Hodges' List.
… Jan Metlevski , 26 June, 2006 - 11:39am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Jan
The genus is definitely correct, so I created a page that includes as much info as I could find on the web, and moved the photo there.

I couldn't find photos of behrensi or californicus, and therefore don't know how similar they might be to hectoides.
… Robin McLeod, 5 July, 2006 - 11:49pm login or register to post comments

Notodontidae
I think that it IS a Notodontidae. But, the only ones that are HAIRY enough are the "prominent" moths. But, the markings don't seem to match any of the ones I am looking at.
… Julia Booth, 20 June, 2006 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

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