Gray-edged Hypena

Hypena madefactalis

The gray-edged hypena or gray-eyed bomolocha is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from extreme southern Canada to Georgia and Texas.
Hypena madefactalis - Gray-edged Hypena This looks like Hypena sp. to me, and probably Hypena madefactalis. TL: ~20 mm. Sexually dimorphic with lilac gray coloration beyond wavy PM line. Hosts: Black walnut and butternut. Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area Geotagged,Gray-edged Hypena,Hypena madefactalis,Summer,United States,hypena,moth,moth week 2019

Appearance

The wingspan is 25–32 mm. The moth flies from April to August in the south and from May to August in the north. There are at least two generations per year.
Hypena madefactalis - Gray-edged Hypena TL: ~20 mm. Sexually dimorphic, wavy PM line. Hosts: Black walnut and butternut. Habitat: Attracted to a 365 nm LED light in a semi-rural area 2021(158) Geotagged,Gray-edged Hypena,Hypena,Hypena madefactalis,Moth Week 2021,Noctuidae,Summer,United States,moth

Food

The larvae feed on walnut, mainly "Juglans nigra" and "Juglans cinerea". Larvae have also been reared on shagbark hickory.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusHypena
SpeciesH. madefactalis
Photographed in
United States of America