Hypena minualis

Guenée, 1854

sooty hypena, sooty bomolocha moth, Sooty Snout

Hypena minualis is a in the Erebidae, first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in North America, with distribution records including the northeastern United States. The is assigned MONA/Hodges number 8457. As a member of the Hypena, it belongs to a group commonly known as snout moths due to their elongated labial palps.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Hypena minualis: /haɪˈpiːnə ˌmɪnjuˈeɪlɪs/

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Distribution

North America; recorded from Vermont and other parts of the United States.

Similar Taxa

  • Hypena scabraSimilar and (green cloverworm ), but H. scabra is a significant agricultural pest of soybean with different coloration and
  • Other Hypena species members share the characteristic snout-like projection from elongated labial palps, requiring careful examination for -level identification

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