Sthenopis
Genus of moths
| Sthenopis | |
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| Sthenopis argenteomaculatus - Body length measured approximately 1 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Sthenopis Packard, 1865 |
| Species | |
| See text. | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
- Sthenopis regius – China
- Sthenopis roseus – China
- Sthenopis thule (willow ghost moth) – Canada/United States
- Food plant: Salix
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