''Hypsopygia thymetusalis'', the spruce needleworm moth or paler dolichomia moth, is a species of
snout moth in the genus ''
Hypsopygia
''Hypsopygia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Though fairly small, they are large among their relatives. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Taxonomy
The genera '' Herculia'', ''Dolichomia'', ''Pseudasopia'', '' Or ...
''. It was described by
Francis Walker in 1859 and is found in the northeastern United States and adjoining
Canada west to
British Columbia.
The
wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are rose to violet colored with triangular, yellow costal patches.
The larvae feed on ''
Picea
A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' (), a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth. ''Picea'' is the sole genus in the subfami ...
'' species. They roll the leaves of their host plant.
References
Moths described in 1859
Pyralini
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