Gray-edged Hypena
Common name: Gray-edged hypena, Fishers Island NY, June 2017 Scientific name: Hypena madefactalis Season: One generation per year, adults common by June. Food: As caterpillars, the gray-edged hypena feeds exclusively on walnut, and in the Northeast, black walnut (Juglans nigra) is its favorite. Ecology: The gray-edged hypena, like many moths and caterpillars, are specialist feeders, […]