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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Hypeninae » Hypena » Sordid Hypena - Hodges#8448 (Hypena sordidula)
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dark moth with long snout - Hypena sordidula
Copyright © 2012 KCWildlife

dark moth with long snout - Hypena sordidula
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
April 9, 2012
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Contributed by KCWildlife on 24 August, 2012 - 7:33pm
Last updated 15 September, 2013 - 1:19pm

Moved
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… Steve Nanz, 15 September, 2013 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

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… Jason D. Roberts, 17 November, 2012 - 3:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Hypena?
This looks like Vargo image of male 8443 – Hypena bijugalis at MPG.
… Steve Nanz, 15 September, 2013 - 8:13am login or register to post comments

 
Hypena
I think you're right about genus. I had a feeling I would grab a couple by mistake when moving 50 moths at a time. :-)

But as far as species, it looks to be a Hypena sordidula, which I believe is known from Missouri despite the MPG map.
… Jason D. Roberts, 15 September, 2013 - 11:55am login or register to post comments

 
Hypena sordidula
Yep, Hypena sordidula looks better. I saw the snout and thought it sure looked like Hypena so I looked until I got close then stopped since I wasn't sure if I was even on the right track.

Thanks for all the work you do for BG. If you get 1 in 50 that's good enough for me but I'll bet it more than a little better than that. ;-)
… Steve Nanz, 15 September, 2013 - 1:30pm login or register to post comments

 
No problem
Thanks for the kind words. One thing I love about BG is ... many eyes to see! :-)
… Jason D. Roberts, 18 September, 2013 - 12:21am login or register to post comments

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