| Sthenopis purpurascens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Sthenopis |
| Species: | S. purpurascens |
| Binomial name | |
| Sthenopis purpurascens (Packard, 1863) | |
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Sthenopis purpurascens, the four-spotted ghost moth, is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Packard in 1863. It is found in Canada and the United States, from Labrador and New York north and west to British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, south in the mountains to Arizona.
The wingspan is 66–100 mm. There are two color forms, a purple-grey and a yellow-brown form. The hindwings are purple brown or salmon pink and generally unmarked.
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: Sthenopis purpurascens". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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