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Hypena manalis Walker, 1859 - Flowing-lined Snout

Hypena manalisHypena manalisHypena manalis
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:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Hypena manalisAlamance 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: 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.
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 Photo Gallery for Hypena manalis - Flowing-lined Snout

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Hypena manalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-04
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Hypena manalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-14
Rowan Co.
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Hypena manalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-03
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Hypena manalisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Hypena manalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-01
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Hypena manalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-30
Wilson Co.
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Hypena manalisRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-04-24
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Hypena manalisRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-04-21
Chatham Co.
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Hypena manalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-15
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Hypena manalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-08
Wilson Co.
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Hypena manalisRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-08-14
Pamlico Co.
Comment: 		Hypena manalisRecorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-08-13
Pamlico Co.
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Hypena manalisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-21
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Hypena manalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10
Chatham Co.
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Hypena manalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-01
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Hypena manalisRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-05-25
Transylvania Co.
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Hypena manalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-22
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Hypena manalisRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13
Chatham Co.
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Hypena manalisRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Hypena manalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-03
Wilson Co.
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Hypena manalisRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-29
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Hypena manalisRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-04-01
Chatham Co.
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Hypena manalisRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-01
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Hypena manalisRecorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-03-30
Wake Co.
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Hypena manalisRecorded by: Travis McLain on 2023-07-31
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Hypena manalisRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-30
Swain Co.
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Hypena manalisRecorded by: Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-26
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Hypena manalisRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-06-20
Madison Co.
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Hypena manalisRecorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-06-18
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Hypena manalisRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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