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Hypotia myalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Hypotia[1]
Species:
H. myalis
Binomial name
Hypotia myalis
(Rothschild, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Constantia myalis Rothschild, 1913
  • Constantia faroulti Rothschild, 1915
  • Dattinia predotae Schawerda, 1934

Hypotia myalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypotia. It was described by Rothschild in 1913, and is known from the Canary Islands,[2] the central Sahara desert and Algeria.

The length of the forewings is 9–12 mm for males and 15-16.5 mm for females. The forewings are brownish buff, densely clothed with brownish rufous scales. The hindwings are buffish wood-grey, densely clothed with sandy rufous scales.[3]

References

  1. ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ lepiforum.eu


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