Biology:Hypargyria metalliferella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Hypargyria metalliferella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Hypargyria |
| Species: | H. metalliferella
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypargyria metalliferella Ragonot, 1888
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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
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Hypargyria metalliferella Ragonot, 1888". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/HYPAMETA. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ↑ Savela, Markku (April 9, 2009). "Hypargyria metalliferella Ragonot, 1888". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/pyralidae/phycitinae/hypargyria/#metalliferella. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. pp. 88. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180032#page/120/mode/1up.
- ↑ Common, I. F. B. (1990). Moths of Australia. ISBN:9004092277
Wikidata ☰ Q5957241 entry
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