Hypotia myalis
| Hypotia myalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Hypotia[1] |
| Species: | H. myalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypotia myalis (Rothschild, 1913) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hypotia myalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypotia. It was described by Rothschild in 1913, and is known from the Canary Islands,[2] the central Sahara desert and Algeria.
The length of the forewings is 9–12 mm for males and 15-16.5 mm for females. The forewings are brownish buff, densely clothed with brownish rufous scales. The hindwings are buffish wood-grey, densely clothed with sandy rufous scales.[3]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ lepiforum.eu
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