Hypsopygia nostralis

Hypsopygia nostralis, the southern hayworm moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypsopygia.[2] It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It has a wide distribution and is found in most of South America, Saint Helena, Puerto Rico[2] and in the southern United States, from Texas to Florida.[3]

Hypsopygia nostralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Hypsopygia
Species:
H. nostralis
Binomial name
Hypsopygia nostralis
(Guenée, 1854)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pyralis nostralis Guenée, 1854
  • Ocrasa nostralis
  • Herculia nostralis
  • Herculia psammioxantha Dyar, 1917
  • Herculia sordidalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
  • Herculia venezuelensis Amsel, 1956
  • Parasopia dissimilalis Möschler, 1890
  • Pyralis helenensis E. Wollaston, 1879
  • Ocrasa helenensis

References
  1. "800093.00 – 5531 – Hypsopygia nostralis – Southern Hayworm Moth – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  2. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  3. Eiseman, Charley (January 21, 2014). "Species Hypsopygia nostralis - Southern Hayworm Moth - Hodges#5531". BugGuide. Retrieved August 14, 2018.


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