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Erebidae
930567 – 8446   Hypena deceptalis Walker, 1859
             Deceptive Hypena

© Philip Kline
Similar Species:
  • Hypena eductalis Walker, [1859]
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • deceptalis Walker, 1859 (Hypena) - MONA 1983: 8446
      Type locality: New York.
  • perangulalis (Harvey, 1875) (Bomolocha)
      Type locality: New York.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Hypena deceptalis: Formerly placed in the genus Bomolocha.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Harvey, L.F., 1875. Observations on North American moths. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, 2: 283.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Walker, F., 1858. Deltoides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 16: 30.
    Hypena deceptalis
    © Robin Mcleod
    Hypena deceptalis
    © Carroll Rudy
    Hypena deceptalis
    © David Reed
    Hypena deceptalis
    © Carol Wolf
    Hypena deceptalis
    32mm – © Jim Vargo

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