Hypotrix ferricola

Hypotrix ferricola is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1905. It is found in southern North America from south-eastern Arizona, south-western New Mexico and northern Mexico.

Hypotrix ferricola
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Hypotrix
Species:
H. ferricola
Binomial name
Hypotrix ferricola
(Smith, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Leucania ferricola Smith, 1905
  • Trichorthosia ferricola (Smith, 1905)

Most records are from ponderosa pine forests.

Adults are on wing from early April to early August possibly representing several generations.

  • "A revision of the genus Hypotrix Guenée in North America with descriptions of four new species and a new genus (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini)"
  • "933170.00 – 10614 – Hypotrix ferricola – (Smith, 1905)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 17, 2019.


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