Hypena baltimoralis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Noctuoidea
Familia:Erebidae
Subfamilia: Hypeninae
Genus: Hypena
Species: Hypena baltimoralis

Hypena baltimoralis, the Baltimore bomolocha or Baltimore hypena, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in the eastern part of the United States, west and south to Wisconsin, Missouri and Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is 26–32 mm (1.0–1.3 in). The moth flies from April to October depending on the location. There are at least two generations in New England and additional generations southward.
Baltimore Hypena - Hodges#8442 (Hypena baltimoralis)
Baltimore Hypena - Hodges#8442 (Hypena baltimoralis)

The larvae feed on maple, mainly red and silver maple.
References
Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
Bartlett, Troy (September 19, 2018). "Species Hypena baltimoralis - Baltimore Hypena - Hodges#8442". BugGuide. Retrieved February 12, 2020.