Hypsopygia phoezalis
| Hypsopygia phoezalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Hypsopygia[1] |
| Species: | H. phoezalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypsopygia phoezalis (Dyar, 1908)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hypsopygia phoezalis is a species of snout moths in the genus Hypsopygia. It is found near Los Angeles and Catalina Island in California.[3]
The length of the forewings is 7.5–12 mm. The forewings are dark reddish brown with curving dark transverse lines, edged with yellow. Adults are on wing from April to early October.
Larvae have been reared on cypress and Tillandsia usneoides and appear to be scavengers.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Bug Guide