Lomanaltes eductalis

Hypena eductalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hypena
Species: H. eductalis
Binomial name
Hypena eductalis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Lomanaltes eductalis
  • Lomanaltes laetulus Grote, 1873

The Red-footed Bomolocha Moth or Alder Smoke (Hypena eductalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia south to Florida and Texas.

It was formerly placed in a separate genus, Lomanaltes.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. There are two generations per year in much of the eastern part of its range.

The larvae feed on the underside of the leaves of alder.

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