Hypotia leonalis

Hypotia leonalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypotia.[1] It was described by Oberthür in 1887, and is known from Algeria[2] and Tunisia.

Hypotia leonalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Hypotia
Species:
H. leonalis
Binomial name
Hypotia leonalis
(Oberthür, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Stemmatophora leonalis Oberthür, 1887
  • Bostra leonalis var. fasciatalis Chrétien, 1917
  • Constantia syrticolalis Ragonot, 1887
  • Dattinia subochrealis Ragonot, 1891

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Atriplex halimus.

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Afro Moths


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