Green Cloverworm Moth – Hypena scabra
Hodges #8465
A version of this image appears in the Wikipedia taxobox for this species.
Family Erebidae / Subfamily Hypeninae comprises 29 species in 2 genera formerly placed in Noctuidae . The green cloverworm adult shown here is one of 29 species in this genus [1, 2]. Size as shown = 20mm
Green cloverworm larvae feed on many legumes, including clover, alfalfa, beans, peas, as well as locust trees and wisteria. Adults fly from March to November in the north, year-round in the south in fields, forest edges and gardens east of the Rocky Mtns. [3]
References
1. Bugguide.net, “Hypena scabra”
2. Bugguide.net “Family Erebidae”
2. Wikipedia contributors, “Hypena scabra”
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