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Hypenodes fractilinea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Similar
  
Hypena bijugalis, Hypena baltimoralis, Rivula propinqualis, Bleptina caradrinalis

The Broken-line Hypenodes (Hypenodes fractilinea) is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. It was described by J. B. Smith in 1908. It is found from Nova Scotia south to North Carolina, west across Canada to Alberta. The habitat consists of mixed wood and deciduous woodland.

The wingspan is 11–14 mm. Adults are light grey or dirty white with variable darker grey markings. They are on wing from late June to mid August.

References

Hypenodes fractilinea Wikipedia