Moths of North Carolina
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Hypena degesalis Walker, 1859 - Yellow-lined Snout

Hypena degesalisHypena degesalis
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Hypeninae		P3 Number:
930582		 MONA Number:
8459.00
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, 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 degesalisAlamance 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 mainly from maritime habitats on barrier islands or from other dry, sandy habitats in the Tidewater region, usually near ponds or freshwater marshes. More information is needed on the larval host plants before the habitats can be well understood
Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants appear to be unknown. - View
Wikipedia
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 degesalis - Yellow-lined Snout

Photos: 5
Hypena degesalis
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-30
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Hypena degesalis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-07
Brunswick Co.
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Hypena degesalis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-07
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Hypena degesalis
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-01
Brunswick Co.
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Hypena degesalis
Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2019-11-27
Onslow Co.
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