Hypoprepia cadaverosa

Hypoprepia cadaverosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Hypoprepia
Species: H. cadaverosa
Binomial name
Hypoprepia cadaverosa
Strecker, 1878

Hypoprepia cadaverosa is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Strecker in 1878. It is found in Colorado.,[1] Utah, South Carolina, South Dakota, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.[2]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with three slate coloured bands. The hindwings are also ochreous, but somewhat paler.[3] The costal margin is slate coloured. Adults are on wing from May to August.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Hypoprepia at funet
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Strecker, H. 1878. Descriptions of some species and varieties of North American Heterocera. Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, 2: 270
  4. ↑ Bug Guide


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