Sthenopis thule
Species of moth
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Sthenopis thule, the willow ghost moth, is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Strecker in 1875, and is known from Canada and the United States, including Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.[2]
| Sthenopis thule | |
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| S. thule in Crystal Beach, Ottawa, Canada | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Sthenopis |
| Species: | S. thule |
| Binomial name | |
| Sthenopis thule | |
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The food plant for this species is Salix. They bore in the roots of their host plant. The life cycle probably takes two years to complete.[3]
