Hypena palparia

Hypena palparia, the variegated snout-moth or mottled bomolocha, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to British Columbia, and south to Alabama and Texas.

Hypena palparia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Hypena
Species:	H. palparia
Binomial name
Hypena palparia Walker, 1861
Synonyms
Bomolocha palparia Bomolocha scutellaris

The wingspan is 27–33 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location. There are at least two generations over much of east.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Ostrya virginiana and Corylus 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.
• McLeod, Robin (July 3, 2016). "Species Hypena palparia - Mottled Hypena - Hodges#8444". BugGuide. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
• Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Bomolocha palparia". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
• "930565.00 – 8444 – Hypena palparia – Mottled Bomolocha Moth – Walker, 1861". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 12, 2020.