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Hypena californica
California cloverworm moth, western bomolocha
Hypena californica is a moth in the family Erebidae found along the Pacific coast of North America. Its larvae are food specialists that feed primarily on nettles (Urtica species). The species inhabits coastal rainforests and mixed hardwood forests at low elevations, with riparian zone preferences at higher elevations. It holds no economic importance.