Hypargyria slossonella
Appearance
Hypargyria slossonella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Hypargyria |
Species: | H. slossonella
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Binomial name | |
Hypargyria slossonella (Hulst, 1900)
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Hypargyria slossonella is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypargyria. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1900, and is known from Florida[1] and Mexico.
There are several generations per year.
The larvae feed on Hippocratea volubilis.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University.
- ^ The Larvae and Pupae of three Phycitine species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) that occur in Florida