''Hypotrix diplogramma'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...

first described by

William Schaus William Schaus (January 11, 1858, in New York City – June 20, 1942) was an American Entomology, entomologist who became known for his major contribution to the knowledge and description of new species of the Neotropical realm, Neotropical Lepido ...

in 1903. It is found in southern North America from eastern

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and south-western

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southward at least to

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Description

''H. diplogramma'' is structurally very similar to ''

Hypotrix ferricola ''Hypotrix ferricola'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1905. It is found in southern North America from south-eastern Arizona, south-western New Mexico and northern Mexico. Description ''Hypotrix ferricola'' feature ...

,'' but can be distinguished by the patterning at the subterminal area of the forewings (which, on ''H. diplogramma'', is a diffuse series of dark streaks). The majority of the forewing is cream colored with black streaking along the veins. Towards the posterior margin of the wing, dark shading intensifies, occasionally forming a large black patch. The

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is 28–32 mm.

Ecology and behavior

Most records are from

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forests. Adults are on wing from March to late October, probably representing multiple generations.

References

External links

"A revision of the genus ''Hypotrix'' Guenée in North America with descriptions of four new species and a new genus (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini)"
* * Hypotrix Moths described in 1903 {{Noctuinae-stub