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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Xylenini » Xylenina » Hyppa
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moth - Hyppa
Copyright © 2013 Ken Lebo

moth - Hyppa
Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
July 2, 2012
Size: 2 cm?
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Contributed by Ken Lebo on 26 October, 2013 - 1:35pm
Last updated 3 February, 2014 - 4:53pm

Moved
Moved from Common Hyppa.

I think this is Hyppa contrasta but am not an expert. Pretty sure H. xylinoides is out of range. H. brunneicrista males have wide antennae and I'm not sure if H. contrasta can have antennae this wide so I'm moving to genus.
… Steve Nanz, 3 February, 2014 - 4:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Good move
Seems like a good move until an expert ways in.

Thanks for checking up on this, Steve. We're all learning.
… Fyn Kynd, 3 February, 2014 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Fyn Kynd, 26 October, 2013 - 2:08pm login or register to post comments

 
9579 – Hyppa contrasta?
There is a similar image here from the same location placed under H. contrasta. I am not sure why it's not H. xylinoides other than looking at BOLD it does seem that xylinoides is out of range and Pacific Northwest Moths does not appear list that species. See info on H. contrasta at Pacific Northwest Moths here.

Edit - Info page on BugGuide for H. xylinoides says that it it does not range west of Manitoba.
… Steve Nanz, 2 February, 2014 - 5:01am login or register to post comments

 
Hmm...Thanks for pointing this out Steve
I can't seem to see any difference in the markings between contrasta and xylinoides. Is range enough to ID?
Could be a wanderer...
… Fyn Kynd, 2 February, 2014 - 2:29pm login or register to post comments

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