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Hypena edictalis (Walker, 1859) - Large Snout

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Erebidae

Subfamily:
Hypeninae

P3 Number:
930575

MONA Number:
8452.00

Other Common Names:
Large Hypena, Large 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 edictalis); 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:

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.


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: Our records come almost entirely from high elevation hardwoods and cove forests

Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on wood-nettle (Laportea) and possibly Stinging Nettle (Urtica) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for Rich Montane Hardwood Forests

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 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 edictalis - Large Snout

Photos: 24

	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2025-06-23 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2024-08-06 Mitchell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06 Transylvania Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-21 Graham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-08 Ashe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31 Macon Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-07-27 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-09-26 Graham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, L.M. Carlson, Becky Watkins on 2022-08-14 Avery Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-14 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-08-09 Watauga Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-08-01 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-29 Avery Co. Comment:		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-16 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2019-07-30 Yancey Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2019-07-30 Yancey Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-07-25 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-06-25 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2016-08-01 Ashe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2016-06-28 Yancey Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Paul Scharf,B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger on 2012-07-25 Watauga Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-07-25 Ashe Co. Comment: