# Buttoned Snout

*Hypena rostralis*

Its prominent 'snout' is actually made of elongated mouthparts called palps, which help it mimic a broken twig or dry leaf to fool predators.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Erebidae › Hypena
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Woodland edges, hedgerows, gardens, and riverbanks where wild hops grow.
- **Diet:** Caterpillars feed exclusively on Hop (Humulus lupulus) leaves; adults feed on nectar and overripe fruit.
- **Range:** Europe, Central Asia, Siberia
- **Size:** Wingspan of 27–32 mm
- **Lifespan:** Up to 1 year
- **Active:** nocturnal
- **Threats:** Removal of wild hop plants, intensive agricultural pesticide use, and loss of hedgerow habitats.
- **Safe to approach?:** Completely harmless. If encountered indoors, gently trap it using a glass and a piece of card to release it outside near leafy vegetation. They are sensitive to bright lights at night.

## About

The Buttoned Snout (Hypena rostralis) is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in Europe.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/926ed9d6-d19a-400b-bb77-db37424b099c
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/128611
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypena rostralis
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/94839030/medium.jpg (Edmundas Greimas, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.