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Hyperstrotia pervertens (Dotted Graylet)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Dotted Graylet (Hyperstrotia pervertens) is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in woodlands and forests from Missouri to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Texas. It is found in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario in Canada. In the United States, it has been recorded from Massachusetts, Iowa, New York and South Carolina. The wingspan is about 16 mm. There is one principal generation. The larvae feed on beech and oak. Early instars feed from the underside of leaves scraping out small patches of parenchyma.
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Prey / Diet

Quercus macrocarpa (Burr Oak)[1]
Ulmus americana (American elm)[1]

External References

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Citations

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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0