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Sordid Hypena - Hypena sordidula
*Sorry for the bad quality, but this uncommon moth has been tough to capture! As soon as I focus on it, it moves - usually to high/awkward locations! I'm just glad to finally have gotten a shot of it!
TL: ~15 mm. Sexually dimorphic. FW of males is sooty black with the PM line vaguely highlighted with scattered white scales. Hosts: Alder and butternut
Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area
The Sordid Hypena is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Quebec and Maine south to northern Florida and Texas, west to Louisiana and Kansas, north to Manitoba.
The wingspan is 24–30 mm. The moth flies from May to August. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on ''Laportea'' species. Two reported hosts, alder and butternut, are incorrect.
