Spruce Needleworm Moth

Hypsopygia thymetusalis

''Hypsopygia thymetusalis'', the spruce needleworm moth or paler dolichomia moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Hypsopygia''. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859 and is found in the northeastern United States and adjoining Canada west to British Columbia.
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Appearance

The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are rose to violet colored with triangular, yellow costal patches.

Food

The larvae feed on ''Picea'' species. They roll the leaves of their host plant.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPyralidae
GenusHypsopygia
SpeciesH. thymetusalis
Photographed in
United States of America