Biology:Hypsopygia mauritialis
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Short description: Species of moth
Hypsopygia mauritialis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Hypsopygia |
Species: | H. mauritialis
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Binomial name | |
Hypsopygia mauritialis (Boisduval, 1833)
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Hypsopygia mauritialis is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is a widespread species, known from Africa, India , China , Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan , Australia and Hawaii.
The wingspan is 16–21 mm.
The larvae feed in the old nests of Vespinae wasps, including Polistes species.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hypsopygia mauritialis. |
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press.
- Japanese Moths
Wikidata ☰ Q3144423 entry
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