Gazoryctra roseicaput
| Gazoryctra roseicaput | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Gazoryctra |
| Species: | G. roseicaput |
| Binomial name | |
| Gazoryctra roseicaput (Neumoegen and Dyar, 1893)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gazoryctra roseicaput is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is known from the mountains of western North America,[2] including Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alberta.[3]
The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are dull red-brown with silvery white spots on the forewings. The hindwings are unmarked. Adults are on wing in the last half of August.[4]
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.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Bug Guide
- ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
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