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Hypsopygia mauritialis

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Hypsopygia mauritialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Hypsopygia
Species:
H. mauritialis
Binomial name
Hypsopygia mauritialis
(Boisduval, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Asopia mauritialis Boisduval, 1833
  • Pyralis lucillalis Walker, 1859
  • Pyralis regalis Walker, 1865
  • Pyralis ducalis Walker, 1865
  • Hypsopygia laticilialis Ragonot, 1891
  • Hypsopygia maritialis
  • Paraglossa mauritialis
  • Endotricha crobulus Lucas, 1891
  • Hypsopygia atralis Caradja, 1932
  • Hypsopygia pfeifferi Amsel, 1954

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.

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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
  • Japanese Moths