Hypena opulenta

Hypena opulenta
Hypena opulenta, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hypena
Species: H. opulenta
Binomial name
Hypena opulenta
(Christoph, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Bomolocha opulenta Christoph 1877

Hypena opulenta is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found in Ukraine. In 2013, the moth larva was approved for release in North America to act as a bio-control for the invasive plant Vincetoxicum rossicum also known as dog-strangling vine or swallowwort.[1]

References

  1. "New Biological Agent to Fight Invasive Weed". Science Daily. September 27, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.


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