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Hypargyria metalliferella

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Hypargyria metalliferella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Hypargyria
Species:
H. metalliferella
Binomial name
Hypargyria metalliferella
Ragonot, 1888

Hypargyria metalliferella, the silvered knothorn, is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypargyria. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1888.[1] It is found in Namibia, South Africa,[2] Australia[3] (the Northern Territory, eastern Queensland and northern New South Wales), India and Sri Lanka.[4]

The wingspan is 17–22 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Siphonodon australe from within a slight web.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Hypargyria metalliferella Ragonot, 1888". Afromoths. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku (April 9, 2009). "Hypargyria metalliferella Ragonot, 1888". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. p. 88 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. ^ Common, I. F. B. (1990). Moths of Australia. ISBN 9004092277