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Hypsopygia olinalis

800094.00 — 5533 — Hypsopygia olinalis (Guenée, 1854) — Yellow-fringed Dolichomia Moth

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:

life history unknown

Quercus

Sex Differences

A collage showing the full range of variation in color in this species can be viewed here.

Life History

Univoltine on Block Island with rare fresh individuals after main flight representing either second generation or delayed emergences. Supposedly a specialist on oak, this species is common and widespread on Block Island, proving that there are other suitable hosts.

Vouchers

(1) 41.1950 -71.5652, 17 vii 2016, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1) 41.2080 -71.5607, 30 vi 2018, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (2, ♂+♀) 41.1683 -71.5852, 21 vii 2019, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (8) 1971–1981, D.L. DuPont and C.L. Remington

References

Species Page at Moth Photographers Group

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.

Leraut, P.J.A., 2006. Contribution à l'étude du genre Hypsopygia Hübner [Lepidoptera, Pyralidae]. Revue française d'Entomologie (nouvelle série), 28: 5-30.

Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 24.50m; p. 186. Book Review and ordering

Scholtens, B.G. & M.A. Solis, 2015. Annotated check list of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of America North of Mexico. ZooKeys, 535: 1-136.

Species Page at BugGuide