Biology:Hypargyria metalliferella

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Short description: Species of moth

Hypargyria metalliferella
Silvered Knothorn (Hypargyria metalliferella) (16732526042).jpg
Scientific classification edit
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

Wikidata ☰ Q5957241 entry