Moths of North Carolina
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Hypena eductalis Walker [1859] - Red-footed Snout

Hypena eductalisHypena eductalis
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Hypeninae		P3 Number:
930589		 MONA Number:
8455.00		 Other Common Names:
Red-footed Hypena, Red-footed Bomolocha Moth, Alder Snout
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: 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.
Hypena eductalisAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from a variety of river and pond shorelines, bogs, and other wetlands, particularly where alders are common
Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include alder (Alnus) and River Birch (Betula nigra) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Shoreline Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S4]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Hypena eductalis - Red-footed Snout

Photos: 5
Hypena eductalis
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-06-27
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Hypena eductalis
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-05-07
Transylvania Co.
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Hypena eductalis
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-08-27
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Hypena eductalis
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2018-05-14
Cabarrus Co.
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Hypena eductalis
Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2013-05-10
Mecklenburg Co.
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