Hypsopygia nostralis (Guenée, 1854) is a animal in the Pyralidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hypsopygia nostralis (Guenée, 1854)

Hypsopygia nostralis (Guenée, 1854)

The southern hayworm moth Hypsopygia nostralis is a widely distributed snout moth species described in 1854.

Family
Genus
Hypsopygia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Hypsopygia nostralis (Guenée, 1854)

Hypsopygia nostralis, commonly known as the southern hayworm moth, is a species of snout moth. This species was originally described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It has a wide distribution range, and can be found across most of South America, Saint Helena, Réunion, Mauritius, Puerto Rico, Madagascar, and the southern United States, specifically from Texas to Florida.

Photo: (c) Trinity River NWR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Trinity River NWR · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyralidae Hypsopygia

More from Pyralidae

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

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