Deceptive Snout (Male) - Hypena deceptalis

TL: ~17 mm. Sexually dimorphic. Males have dark brown FW peppered with black scales. PM line is nearly straight and the AM line is kinked. Host: Basswood.

Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area

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Lisa Kimmerling

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Oh-so-elegant! <3 <3 Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! I like that I got a male and female on the same night. Posted 3 years ago

The Deceptive Snout

''Hypena deceptalis'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Manitoba to Quebec, south to Florida and Texas. It is absent from much of Coastal Plain though.

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The moth flies from April to August. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on ''Tilia americana'', but the species is also found outside of the range of ''Tilia americana'', so there must be at least one other host.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young