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Erebidae
930589.1 – 8455.1   Hypena opulenta (Christoph, 1877)
Distribution Data for Hypena opulenta
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Distribution: Established at several locations in eastern Ontario since 2016, ZooKeys, 788:245.
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • opulenta Christoph 1877 (Bomolocha)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Hypena opulenta (Christoph, 1877) was approved for release in eastern Canada and is pending approval in the United States of America as a biological control agent of the invasive European swallow-worts (Vincetoxicum spp.), Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 68(3): 162-166.
    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.
    • Schmidt, B.C., J.D. Lafontaine & J.T. Troubridge, 2018. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico IV. ZooKeys, 788: 241-252.
    • Young, J. & A.S. Weed, 2014. Hypena opulenta (Erebidae): a European species for the biological control of invasive swallow-worts (Vincetoxicum sp.) in North America. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 68(3): 162-166.
    Hypena opulenta
    - LG – Jim Young
    Hypena opulenta
    - LG – Jim Young
    Hypena opulenta
    Jim Young LG
    - 22mm
    Hypena opulenta
    Jim Young LG
    - 12mm

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