Hypotia syrtalis

Hypotia syrtalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypotia. It was described by Ragonot in 1887, and is known from Israel,[1] Egypt and Tunisia.[2]

Hypotia syrtalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Hypotia
Species:
H. syrtalis
Binomial name
Hypotia syrtalis
(Ragonot, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Dattinia syrtalis Ragonot, 1887
  • Mnesixena bella Bethune-Baker, 1894

The wingspan is about 13 mm for males and 23 mm for females.[3]

References
  1. Jonathan's Check-List of Israeli insects
  2. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  3. lepiforum.eu


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