About Hypsopygia thymetusalis Walker, 1859
Hypsopygia thymetusalis (Walker, 1859), commonly called the spruce needleworm moth or paler dolichomia moth, is a snout moth species that belongs to the genus Hypsopygia. Francis Walker first described this species in 1859. It is distributed in the northeastern United States, the adjacent parts of Canada, and extends westward to British Columbia. The wingspan of this moth measures roughly 22 mm. Its larvae feed on species in the genus Picea, and they roll the leaves of their host plant.
