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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Hypotia |
Species: | H. leonalis
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Binomial name | |
Hypotia leonalis (Oberthür, 1887)
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on Atriplex halimus.
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ Afro Moths