Hydraecia immanis, the hop vine borer moth is a moth in the family Noctuidae native to North America. The species was described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is listed as a species of special concern and is believed to be extirpated from the US state of Connecticut.[1]
Hydraecia immanis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Hydraecia |
Species: | H. immanis
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Binomial name | |
Hydraecia immanis Guenée, 1852
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Food
editIt is a considered a root pest of several crops, including Zea mays (corn), and Humulus lupulus (common hop). It also feeds on Silphium species, and Lupinus microcarpus.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ "Species Hydraecia immanis - Hop vine borer moth - Hodges#9513". BugGuide. Retrieved January 18, 2018.