David Element
Wildlife Photography and Digital Video Images
_____________________________________________________________________________Moths
21 – Snout Moths
SNOUT MOTH Hypena
proboscidalis
SNOUT MOTH Hypena
proboscidalis
SNOUT MOTH Hypena
proboscidalis
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The Snout Moth Hypena
proboscidalis (family Erebidae
- Noctuid moths are in the process of being reclassified in the light of
DNA analysis findings) is one of the most recognisable of British moths because
of the extended palps and the distinctive shape of the forewings. Some other
members of the same subfamily (Hypeninae) also
possess long palps, albeit on a smaller scale. The illustrations above are of a
summer generation adult of this common and widespread insect, brighter and
larger than second brood Snouts. This individual had been attracted to
artificial light at a site in Powys, North Wales.
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