Hypsopygia intermedialis

Hypsopygia intermedialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Hypsopygia[1]
Species: H. intermedialis
Binomial name
Hypsopygia intermedialis
(Walker, 1862)[2]
Synonyms
  • Pyralis intermedialis Walker, 1862
  • Dolichomia intermedialis
  • Pseudasopia intermedialis
  • Herculia intermedialis
  • Pseudasopia squamealis Grote, 1873
  • Pyralis sodalis Walker, 1869

The Red-shawled Moth (Hypsopygia intermedialis) is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypsopygia. It is found in the United States and southern Canada[3] and Haiti.[1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark brownish-red with black lines bordered with pale yellow. The hindwings are light brownish-gray basally, with darker shading distally. Adults are on wing in June and July.

References

  1. 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Bug Guide


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