Hypsopygia iwamotoi

Hypsopygia iwamotoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Hypsopygia[1]
Species: H. iwamotoi
Binomial name
Hypsopygia iwamotoi
Kirpichnikova & Yamanaka, 1995

Hypsopygia iwamotoi is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypsopygia. It is found in the Russian Far East[1] and Korea.[2]

The wingspan is 11–18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is purplish red, scattered with blackish scales and yellow spots and lines. The hindwings are purplish red. Adults are on wing from July to August.

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