Sthenopis
Sthenopis | |
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Sthenopis argenteomaculatus - Body length measured approximately 1 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Sthenopis Packard, 1865 |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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Sthenopis is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are eight described species found in North America and China.
Species[]
- Sthenopis argenteomaculatus (silver-spotted ghost moth) – Canada/United States
- Recorded food plants: Alnus, Betula, Salix
- Sthenopis auratus (gold-spotted ghost moth) – United States
- Recorded food plants: Athyrium, Dryopteris, Matteuccia
- Sthenopis bouvieri – China
- Sthenopis dirschi – China
- Sthenopis purpurascens – Canada/United States
- Recorded food plants: Populus, Salix
- Sthenopis regius – China
- Sthenopis roseus – China
- Sthenopis thule (willow ghost moth) – Canada/United States
- Food plant: Salix
Categories:
- Hepialidae
- Exoporia genera
- Taxa named by Alpheus Spring Packard
- Hepialidae stubs