Hypocoena basistriga
species of insect
Hypocoena basistriga is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae that was first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1933. It is found from Newfoundland and Labrador west to British Columbia and Yukon. This species of moth is found to frequent mesic areas including the edges of aspen bluffs and hayfields, old fields, meadows, etc.
Identification
This is a small (about 2.5–2.7 cm wingspan) dark red-brown or yellowish-brown moth. There is a black basal streak, short in some specimens but extending halfway across the wing in the fold in others. The most prominent markings are the contrasting white cubital and median veins, and to a lesser degree the anal and radial veins as well. For the most part this white scaling stops well short of the wing margin. The trailing edge of the forewing is usually pale yellow or buff. The hindwings are dark sooty brown or black. Sexes similar.
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