Hypenula cacuminalis

Hypenula cacuminalis, the long-horned owlet moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found from the south-eastern United States west to Texas and Arizona.[2]

Hypenula cacuminalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypenula
Species:
H. cacuminalis
Binomial name
Hypenula cacuminalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Hypena cacuminalis Walker, [1859]
  • Herminia biferalis Walker 1859
  • Hypenula opacalis Grote 1876

The length of the forewings is 13–14 mm.[3] Adults are mostly on wing from May to August, but have been recorded on wing from January to November in Florida. There are multiple generations per year in the southern part of the range.

The larvae probably feed on dead organic matter, such as dead leaves. Larvae can be found nearly year round.[4]

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Hypenula cacuminalis (Walker 1859)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016.
  2. "930527.00 – 8376 – Hypenula cacuminalis – Long-Horned Owlet Moth – (Walker, 1859)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. Hollenbeck, Jeff (March 30, 2014). "Species Hypenula cacuminalis - Long-Horned Owlet - Hodges#8376". BugGuide. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  4. 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.


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