Hypena baltimoralis

Hypena baltimoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Hypena
Species:	H. baltimoralis
Binomial name
Hypena baltimoralis Guenée, 1854
Synonyms
Bomolocha baltimoralis

Hypena baltimoralis, the Baltimore bomolocha or Baltimore hypena, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in the eastern part of the United States, west and south to Wisconsin, Missouri and Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is 26–32 mm (1.0–1.3 in). The moth flies from April to October depending on the location. There are at least two generations in New England and additional generations southward.

Baltimore Hypena - Hodges#8442 (Hypena baltimoralis)

The larvae feed on maple, mainly red and silver maple.

References

• Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
• Bartlett, Troy (September 19, 2018). "Species Hypena baltimoralis - Baltimore Hypena - Hodges#8442". BugGuide. Retrieved February 12, 2020.