Your current chain: State of matter Life > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Subclass Pterygota > Order Lepidoptera > Superfamily Noctuoidea > Family Erebidae > Subfamily Hypeninae > Genus Hypena > Species Hypena scabra
My image of Hypena scabra, taken March 15, 2023 in Chalmette, LA, USA
FACT: Despite their infrequent overwintering as adults, these moths can be seen all year round in some warmer areas!
Author's Note: I'm quite a fan of how the lighting turned out on this shot. As it tends to be, though, all my good shots are completely by accident...
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