Flowing-line Bomolocha Moth
Hypena manalis Walker, 1859
Flowing-line Bomolocha Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7375
Synonyms
Bomolocha manalis  Flowing-line Snout Moth  Hodges #8441 
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Hypena manalis
Hypena manalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypena
Species:
H. manalis
Binomial name
Hypena manalis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Bomolocha manalis

Hypena manalis, the flowing-line hypena, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Minnesota to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is 23–28 mm. The moth flies from May to September in the south and from June to August in the north. There two to three generations per year.

The larvae feed on false nettle, but have also been reared on dandelion and on dock.

References

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  • Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
  • McLeod, Robin (July 3, 2016). "Species Hypena manalis - Flowing-line Hypena - Hodges#8441". BugGuide. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  • "930561.00 – 8441 – Hypena manalis – Flowing-line Bomolocha Moth – Walker, 1859". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 13, 2020.