Gazoryctra roseicaput explained

Gazoryctra roseicaput is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Berthold Neumoegen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1893.[1] It is known from the mountains of western North America,[2] including Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alberta.[3]

The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are dull red brown with silvery-white spots on the forewings. The hindwings are unmarked. Adults are on wing in the last half of August.[4]

Notes and 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). Journal of Natural History . 34 . 6 . 823–878 . 10.1080/002229300299282 . 86004391 .
  2. Web site: 110004.00 – 0025 – Gazoryctra roseicaput – (Neumögen & Dyar, 1893) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . June 12, 2019.
  3. Web site: Heiman . Maury J. . October 24, 2013 . Species Gazoryctra roseicaput - Hodges#0025 . BugGuide . June 12, 2019.
  4. Web site: Anweiler, G. G. . Robinson, E. . amp . Species Details: Gazoryctra roseicaput . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . December 28, 2020.

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