Bug FAQWhite-lined Snout
Hypena abalienalis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
Also called: White-lined Bomolocha Moth, White-lined Hypena, White-lined Snout Moth
The white-lined snout is a moth in the family Erebidae, called Hypena abalienalis. Adults are on the wing from April through August and produce at least two generations each year.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The wingspan ranges from about 25 to 33 mm.
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Where it lives
It occurs from southern Canada down to northern Florida and Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
There are at least two generations each year.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults fly from April to August.
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Where it comes from
Its native range includes southern Canada and the eastern United States as far south as northern Florida and Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 40 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Ohio, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, New York.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypena_abalienalis
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.