Gazoryctra novigannus
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Gazoryctra |
Species: | G. novigannus
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Gazoryctra novigannus is a moth of the family Hepialidae first described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1926.[1] It is known in North America, from Quebec, west to the Rocky Mountains[2] and south to Arizona.[3]
The wingspan is 30–43 mm. The forewings are brownish pink, crossed by a silver-white band and with a few tiny white spots. The hindwings are crossed by one or two diffuse grey bands, or are suffused with light grey. Adults are on wing from early August to early September in one generation per year.
References[]
- ^ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391.
- ^ Robinson, E.; Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details: Gazoryctra novigannus". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "110008.00 – 0029 – Gazoryctra novigannus – (Barnes & Benjamin, [1926])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1926
- Hepialidae
- Moths of North America
- Hepialidae stubs