Hypoprepia fucosa

Painted lichen moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Hypoprepia
Species:	H. fucosa
Binomial name
Hypoprepia fucosa Hübner, [1831]
Synonyms
Hypoprepia subornata Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893 Hypoprepia inornata Ottlengui Atolmis tricolor Fitch, 1857 Hypoprepia plumbea H. Edwards, 1886

Hypoprepia fucosa, the painted lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1831. It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.

The wingspan is 25–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in the north and possibly most of the year in Florida.

The larvae feed on lichen, algae and moss on trees.

Subspecies[]

• Hypoprepia fucosa subornata
• Hypoprepia fucosa tricolor

References[]

• McLeod, Robin (February 29, 2016). "Species Hypoprepia fucosa - Painted Lichen Moth - Hodges#8090". BugGuide. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
• "930205.00 – 8090 – Hypoprepia fucosa – Painted Lichen Moth – Hübner, [1831]". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
• Fauske, Gerald M. (January 23, 2007). "Hypoprepia fucosa Hübner [1831"]. Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved October 4, 2019.