Biology:Hypargyria slossonella

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Short description: Species of moth

Hypargyria slossonella
Scientific classification edit
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[1] and Mexico.

There are several generations per year.

The larvae feed on Hippocratea volubilis.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5957243 entry