Moths of North Carolina
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Hypena minualis Guenée, 1854 - Sooty Snout

Hypena minualisHypena minualisHypena minualisHypena minualis
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Hypeninae		P3 Number:
930580		 MONA Number:
8457.00		 Other Common Names:
Sooty Hypena, Sooty Bomolocha Moth, Mallow 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: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2011)                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Hypena minualisAlamance 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 few records come mainly from shoreline habitats, including the edges of streams, lakes, and marshes
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on mallows, including Globe Mallow, False Mallow, and Sida (Wagner et al., 2018). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Shoreline Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W-PK]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S2S3]
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 minualis - Sooty Snout

Photos: 9
Hypena minualis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-27
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Hypena minualis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-27
Brunswick Co.
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Hypena minualis
Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-11-05
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Hypena minualis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-08-02
Carteret Co.
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Hypena minualis
Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-10-29
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Hypena minualis
Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-10-15
Guilford Co.
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Hypena minualis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Hypena minualis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-28
Madison Co.
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Hypena minualis
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-10-19
Onslow Co.
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