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Eudeilinia herminiata

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Species of hook-tip moth

Eudeilinia herminiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Eudeilinia
Species: E. herminiata
Binomial name
Eudeilinia herminiata
(Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Corycia hermineata Guenée, 1857
  • Corycia albata Guenée, 1857
  • Corycia biseriata Packard, 1873

Eudeilinia herminiata, the northern eudeilinia, is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to Newfoundland, south to Florida and west to Texas. The habitat consists of deciduous woods and wood edges.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Cornus species.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Eudeilinia herminiata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. "850021.00 – 6253 – Eudeilinia herminiata – Northern Eudeilinea Moth – (Guenée, [1858])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. Pacific Northwest Moths
  4. McLeod, Robin (August 30, 2016). "Species Eudeilinia herminiata - Northern Eudeilinia - Hodges#6253". BugGuide. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Eudeilinia herminiata


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