Sthenopis argenteomaculatus

Sthenopis argenteomaculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Sthenopis
Species: S. argenteomaculatus
Binomial name
Sthenopis argenteomaculatus
(Harris, 1841)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hepialus argenteomaculatus Harris, 1841
  • Sthenopis argentata Packard, [1865]
  • Cossus alni Kellicott, 1885
  • Hepialus los Strecker, 1893
  • Sthenopis perdita Dyar, 1893
Body length measured approximately 1"

Sthenopis argenteomaculatus, the silver-spotted ghost moth, is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Harris in 1842, and is known from Canada and the United States,[2] from Nova Scotia to Virginia and west to Minnesota.

The wingspan is about 65–100 mm. The forewings are gray to tan, crossed by irregular dark bands. Adults are on wing from June to August.[3]

Food plants for this species include Alnus, Betula, and Salix. They bore in roots of their host plant that are partially submerged in water. The life cycle takes two years.[4]

References

  1. Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera)
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Moth Magic
  4. Moths of Maryland

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