Hypoprepia fucosa
Painted lichen moth | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Hypoprepia |
Species: | H. fucosa |
Binomial name | |
Hypoprepia fucosa Hübner, [1831] | |
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Hypoprepia fucosa (painted lichen moth) is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. 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
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