Phymatopus californicus

Phymatopus californicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Phymatopus
Species:
P. californicus
Binomial name
Phymatopus californicus
(Boisduval, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hepialus californicus Boisduval, 1868
  • Hepialus sequoiolus Behrens, 1876
  • Hepialus mendocinolus Behrens, 1876
  • Hepialus baroni Behrens, 1876
  • Hepialus rectus Edwards, 1881
  • Hepialus scequoilus Edwards, 1881

Phymatopus californicus, the lupine ghost moth, is a species of moth belonging to the family Hepialidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1868 and is known from the US state of California.[2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

Recorded food plants for the species include Lupinus, Baccharis and Eriophyllum. There is one generation per year. Pupation occurs in the fall.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  2. ^ "Phymatopus californicus (Boisduval, 1868) – Lupine Ghost Moth". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Genus Phymatopus". BugGuide. Retrieved 7 December 2022.


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