Sthenopis
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 28
- Family
- Hepialidae
- Collections
- YPM, CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, OH (CLEV)
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States
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Sthenopis is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are eight described species found in North America and China.
==Species== Sthenopis argenteomaculatus (silver-spotted ghost moth) – Canada/United States Recorded food plants: Alnus, Betula, Salix Sthenopis auratus (gold-spotted ghost moth) – United States Recorded food plants: Athyrium, Dryopteris, Matteuccia Sthenopis bouvieri – China Sthenopis dirschi – China Sthenopis purpurascens – Canada/United States Recorded food plants: Populus, Salix Sthenopis regius – China Sthenopis roseus – China Sthenopis thule (willow ghost moth) – Canada/United States Food plant: Salix
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