Hypena eductalis

Hypena eductalis, the red-footed bomolocha moth or alder smoke, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America from Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia south to Florida and Texas.

Hypena eductalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Hypena
Species:	H. eductalis
Binomial name
Hypena eductalis Walker, 1859
Synonyms
Lomanaltes eductalis Lomanaltes laetulus Grote, 1873

It was formerly placed in a separate genus, Lomanaltes which is now a synonym of Hypena.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. There are two generations per year in much of the eastern part of its range.

The larvae feed on the underside of the leaves of alder.

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.
• "930589.00 – 8455 – Hypena eductalis – Walker, [1859]". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 13, 2020.