Phymatopus californicus

Phymatopus californicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hepialidae
Genus:	Phymatopus
Species:	P. californicus
Binomial name
Phymatopus californicus (Boisduval, 1868) [1]
Synonyms
Hepialus californicusBoisduval, 1868 Hepialus sequoiolusBehrens, 1876 Hepialus mendocinolusBehrens, 1876 Hepialus baroniBehrens, 1876 Hepialus rectusEdwards, 1881 Hepialus scequoilusEdwards, 1881

Phymatopus californicus, the lupine ghost moth, is a species of moth belonging to the family Hepialidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1868 and is known from the US state of California. ^[2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

Recorded food plants for the species include Lupinus , Baccharis and Eriophyllum . There is one generation per year. Pupation occurs in the fall. ^[3]

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 )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID   86004391. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
2. "Phymatopus californicus (Boisduval, 1868) – Lupine Ghost Moth". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
3. "Genus Phymatopus". BugGuide. Retrieved 7 December 2022.