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Hypargyria slossonella

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Species of moth

Hypargyria slossonella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Hypargyria
Species: H. slossonella
Binomial name
Hypargyria slossonella
(Hulst, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Salebria slossonella Hulst, 1900
  • Acrobasis tenuella Barnes & McDunnough, 1913

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 and Mexico.

There are several generations per year.

The larvae feed on Hippocratea volubilis.

References

  1. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University.
  2. The Larvae and Pupae of three Phycitine species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) that occur in Florida
Taxon identifiers
Hypargyria slossonella


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