Hypoprepia cadaverosa

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Hypoprepia cadaverosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypoprepia
Species:
H. cadaverosa
Binomial name
Hypoprepia cadaverosa
Strecker, 1878

Hypoprepia cadaverosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herman Strecker in 1878. It is found in the US states of Colorado,[1] Utah, South Carolina, South Dakota, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.[2]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with three slate coloured bands. The hindwings are also ochreous, but somewhat paler.[3] The costal margin is slate coloured. Adults are on wing from May to August.[4]

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