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Hypena manalis Walker, 1859 - Flowing-lined Snout

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Erebidae

Subfamily:
Hypeninae

P3 Number:
930561

MONA Number:
8441.00

Other Common Names:
Flowing-line Snout, Flowing-lined Hypena, Flowing-lined Bomolocha

Comments: One of 29 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010). Fifteen species have been recorded in North Carolina.

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Bomolocha manalis); Beadle and Leckie (2012)

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.

Distribution in North Carolina

Distribution:

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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: The majority of our records come from bottomlands, swamps, and other wet habitats where False Nettle occurs. However, we also have several records from cove forests and stands of northern hardwoods, where other species of nettles are common.

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for General Broadleaf Herbaceous Mires

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Hypena manalis - Flowing-lined Snout

76 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-22 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Merrill Lynch on 2025-09-20 Watauga Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Merrill Lynch on 2025-09-20 Watauga Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Larry Chen, Sarah Toner on 2025-09-06 Beaufort Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2025-09-02 Cumberland Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2025-09-02 Cumberland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2025-09-02 Cumberland Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-17 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-08-09 Henderson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-04 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-14 Rowan Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-03 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-05-09 Cumberland Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-01 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-30 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-04-24 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-04-21 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-15 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-08 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-08-14 Pamlico Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-08-13 Pamlico Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-21 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-05-25 Transylvania Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-22 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-09 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-03 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29 Chatham Co. Comment: