Hypena edictalis

Hypena edictalis, the large bomolocha, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America from Quebec and Maine south to Virginia and Kentucky, west to the foothills of Alberta and the Peace River area of British Columbia.

Hypena edictalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Hypena
Species:	H. edictalis
Binomial name
Hypena edictalis Walker, 1859
Synonyms
Bomolocha edictalis Hypena vellifera Hypena lentiginosa

The wingspan is 33–37 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location. There is one generation in the north and at least partial second generation from Ohio south through the Appalachian mountains.

The larvae feed on Laportea species.

References

• 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.

External links

• Schneider, Ken (July 3, 2016). "Species Hypena edictalis - Large Hypena - Hodges#8452". BugGuide. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
• Anweiler, G. G. (November 15, 2003). "Species Details Bomolocha edictalis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
• "930575.00 – 8452 – Hypena edictalis – Large Bomolocha Moth – Walker, 1859". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 13, 2020.