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Erebidae
930589 – 8455   Hypena eductalis Walker, [1859]

© Tom Murray
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Type locality (eductalis): Nova Scotia.
Type locality (laetulus): "Philadelphia; Albany, N. Y."
Similar Species:
  • Hypena deceptalis Walker, 1859
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Hypena eductalis Walker, [1859]
Lomanaltes laetulus Grote, 1873
Taxonomic Notes: Hypena eductalis: Formerly known as Lomanaltes and Hypena eductalis.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Grote, A.G., 1873. I. Description of New North American moths. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural History, 1: 14; pl. 1, fig. 12.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Walker, F., 1858. Deltoides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 16: 36.
Hypena eductalis
© Tom Murray
Hypena eductalis
© Tom Murray
Hypena eductalis
© Ken Childs
Hypena eductalis
- 25mm – © Jim Vargo
Hypena eductalis
- 25mm – © Jim Vargo
Hypena eductalis
© Canadian National Collection LG


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