Hypotia corticalis

Hypotia corticalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypotia.[1] It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and is known from France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Crete and the Canary Islands.[2]

Hypotia corticalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Hypotia
Species:
H. corticalis
Binomial name
Hypotia corticalis
Synonyms
  • Pyralis corticalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

The wingspan is about 18 mm.[3] The forewings are brownish.[4]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Lepiforum.de
  4. Hypotia delicatalis Asselbergs, sp. n., a new species from Spain


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