Biology:Hypsopygia intermedialis

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Short description: Species of moth

Hypsopygia intermedialis
Pseudasopia intermedialis - Red-shawled Moth (14306080943).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Hypsopygia
Species:
H. intermedialis
Binomial name
Hypsopygia intermedialis
(Walker, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pyralis intermedialis Walker, 1862
  • Dolichomia intermedialis
  • Pseudasopia intermedialis
  • Herculia intermedialis
  • Pseudasopia squamealis Grote, 1873
  • Pyralis sodalis Walker, 1869

Hypsopygia intermedialis, the red-shawled moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypsopygia.[2] It is found in the United States, southern Canada [3] and Haiti.[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark brownish red with black lines bordered with pale yellow. The hindwings are light brownish gray basally, with darker shading distally. Adults are on wing in June and July.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5961918 entry