Hypotia myalis
Hypotia myalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypotia.[1] It was described by Rothschild in 1913, and is known from the Canary Islands,[2] the central Sahara desert and Algeria.
| Hypotia myalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Hypotia |
| Species: | H. myalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypotia myalis (Rothschild, 1913) | |
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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
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- Fauna Europaea
- "lepiforum.eu". Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
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