Hypenodes caducus

Hypenodes caducus, the large hypenodes moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1907. It is found in North America, including British Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina and Wisconsin.[2]

Hypenodes caducus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypenodes
Species:
H. caducus
Binomial name
Hypenodes caducus
(Dyar, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Menopsimus caducus Dyar, 1907

The wingspan is 12–15 mm.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Hypenodes Doubleday, 1850". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Bug Guide


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