Hypotia corticalis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775 is a animal in the Pyralidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hypotia corticalis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Hypotia corticalis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Hypotia corticalis is a brownish-winged snout moth species described in 1775, found across parts of Southern Europe and the Canary Islands.

Family
Genus
Hypotia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Hypotia corticalis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Hypotia corticalis is a species of snout moth that belongs to the genus Hypotia. This species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Crete, and the Canary Islands. This moth has a wingspan of approximately 18 millimeters, and its forewings are brownish in color.

Photo: (c) Paolo Mazzei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paolo Mazzei · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyralidae Hypotia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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