Phymatopus californicus

Phymatopus californicus, the lupine ghost moth, is a species of moth belonging to the family Hepialidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1868 and is known from the US state of California.^[2]

Phymatopus californicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hepialidae
Genus:	Phymatopus
Species:	P. californicus
Binomial name
Phymatopus californicus (Boisduval, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
Hepialus californicus Boisduval, 1868 Hepialus sequoiolus Behrens, 1876 Hepialus mendocinolus Behrens, 1876 Hepialus baroni Behrens, 1876 Hepialus rectus Edwards, 1881 Hepialus scequoilus Edwards, 1881

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

Recorded food plants for the species include Lupinus, Baccharis and Eriophyllum. There is one generation per year. Pupation occurs in the fall.^[3]

References

1. Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
2. "Phymatopus californicus (Boisduval, 1868) – Lupine Ghost Moth". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
3. "Genus Phymatopus". BugGuide. Retrieved 7 December 2022.