Gnophaela latipennis

Gnophaela latipennis, the wild forget-me-not moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1852. It is found in the US states of Oregon and California. The habitat consists of open mixed hardwood-conifer forests, oak woodlands and open riparian areas near creeks, as well as in open ponderosa pine forests and mountain meadows.[2]

Wild forget-me-not moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Gnophaela
Species:
G. latipennis
Binomial name
Gnophaela latipennis
(Boisduval, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Glaucopsis latipennis Boisduval, 1852
  • Gnophaela hopfferi Grote & Robinson, 1868

The length of the forewings is 26 mm. The forewings and hindwings are black with few large translucent greenish-yellow spots. Adults are on wing from late May to early August.[3]

The larvae feed on Cynoglossum grande, Cynoglossum occidentale, Hackelia californica, Mertensia and Myosotis species.[4] They are black with lateral yellow patches and they are densely covered with hair tufts. The species overwinters as a second-instar larva.

References
  1. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  2. Pacific Northwest Moths
  3. BugGuide
  4. Savela, Markku. "Gnophaela latipennis (Boisduval, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 17, 2018.


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