Hypotia corticalis

Hypotia corticalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Hypotia[1]
Species: H. corticalis
Binomial name
Hypotia corticalis
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis corticalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

Hypotia corticalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypotia. It was described by Denis and Schiffermüller in 1775, and is known from France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Crete and the Canary Islands.[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm.[3] The forewings are brownish.[4]

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