Hypoprepia inculta

(Hypoprepia inculta)

Description

Hypoprepia inculta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882. It is found in the US Rocky Mountain states from the Mexico border north to southern Wyoming and the Black Hills of South Dakota. The habitat consists of bunchgrass steppe. The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm. The forewings are dull dark gray with a lighter cubital vein and discal spot. The hindwings are pale whitish gray with a slight pink tint, darker anteriorly and at the margin. Adults are on wing from mid-July to late August.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Arctiidae
Genus:Hypoprepia
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