Sthenopis purpurascens

Sthenopis purpurascens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hepialidae
Genus:	Sthenopis
Species:	S. purpurascens
Binomial name
	Sthenopis purpurascens; (Packard, 1863)
Synonyms
	Gorgopis purpurascens Packard, 1863; Gorgopis quadriguttatus Grote, 1864; Sthenopis semiauratus Neumoegen and Dyar, 1893;

Sthenopis purpurascens, the four-spotted ghost moth, is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Packard in 1863. It is found in Canada and the United States, from Labrador and New York north and west to British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, south in the mountains to Arizona.

The wingspan is 66–100 mm. There are two color forms, a purple-grey and a yellow-brown form. The hindwings are purple brown or salmon pink and generally unmarked.^[2]

References

^ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391.
^ Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details: Sthenopis purpurascens". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

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[1] Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391.

[2] Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details: Sthenopis purpurascens". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

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