''Hypsopygia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s belonging to the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyra ...
. Though fairly small, they are large among their relatives. It was described by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1825.
Taxonomy
The genera ''
Herculia'', ''
Dolichomia'', ''Pseudasopia'', ''
Orthopygia'' and ''
Ocrasa
''Ocrasa'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. The genus is mostly treated as a synonym of ''Hypsopygia''. If considered valid, the genus includes many species which were formerly included in '' Herculia''.See references in Sa ...
'' are mostly merged into ''Hypsopygia'', although some authors still treat them as distinct genera.
Species
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
include:
[See references in Savela (2009)]
* ''
Hypsopygia acerasta''
(Turner, 1904)
* ''
Hypsopygia albidalis''
(Walker, 1866)
* ''
Hypsopygia albilunalis''
(Caradja, 1927)
* ''
Hypsopygia albolinealis''
(Hampson, 1891)
* ''
Hypsopygia alluaudalis''
Leraut, 2006
* ''
Hypsopygia almanalis
''Hypsopygia almanalis'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Hypsopygia''. It was described by Rebel in 1917, and is known from Cyprus and Turkey.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from o ...
''
(Rebel, 1917)
* ''
Hypsopygia ambrensis''
Leraut, 2006
* ''
Hypsopygia amoenalis''
(Möschler, 1882)
* ''
Hypsopygia angulifascialis''
(Caradja, 1932)
* ''
Hypsopygia audeoudi
''Hypsopygia audeoudi'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Hypsopygia''. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1927 and is known from Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, M ...
''
(de Joannis, 1927)
* ''
Hypsopygia bamakoensis
''Hypsopygia bamakoensis'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Hypsopygia''. It was described by Patrice J.A. Leraut in 2006 and is known from Mali.Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sula ...
''
Leraut, 2006
* ''
Hypsopygia biarealis
''Hypsopygia biarealis'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Hypsopygia''. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1925. It is found in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is t ...
''
(Caradja, 1925)
* ''
Hypsopygia bilinealis
''Hypsopygia bilinealis'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Hypsopygia''. It was described by South in 1901. It is found in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's ...
''
(South, 1901)
* ''
Hypsopygia binodulalis
''Hypsopygia binodulalis'', the pink-fringed dolichomia moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Hypsopygia''. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1872 and is found in the US from Texas to Florida, as well as in Georgia, Marylan ...
''
(Zeller, 1872)
* ''
Hypsopygia bistonalis
''Hypsopygia bistonalis'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Hypsopygia''. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found on Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asi ...
''
(Walker, 1859)
* ''
Hypsopygia boudinoti
''Hypsopygia boudinoti'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Hypsopygia''. It was described by Patrice J.A. Leraut in 2006 and is known from Central Africa
Central Africa is a subregion of the African continent comprising various c ...
''
Leraut, 2006
* ''
Hypsopygia caesalis
''Hypsopygia caesalis'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Hypsopygia''. It was described by Zeller in 1852. It is found in South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Af ...
''
(Zeller, 1852)
* ''
Hypsopygia camerounalis
''Hypsopygia camerounalis'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Hypsopygia''. It was described by Patrice J.A. Leraut in 2006 and is known from Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroo ...
''
Leraut, 2006
* ''
Hypsopygia castanealis
''Hypsopygia castanealis'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Hypsopygia''. It was described by Shibuya in 1928. It is found in Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of th ...
''
(Shibuya, 1928)
* ''
Hypsopygia castaneorufa''
(Hampson, 1917)
* ''
Hypsopygia chytriodes''
(Turner, 1911)
* ''
Hypsopygia cineralis''
(de Joannis, 1927)
* ''
Hypsopygia cohortalis''
(Grote, 1878)
* ''
Hypsopygia costaeguttalis''
Caradja, 1933
* ''
Hypsopygia costalis
''Hypsopygia costalis'', the gold triangle or clover hay moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775 and is found in Europe. The wingspan is 16–23 mm. The adult moths fly fro ...
''
(Fabricius, 1775) – gold triangle
* ''
Hypsopygia craspedalis''
(Hampson, 1906)
* ''
Hypsopygia datames''
(Druce, 1900)
* ''
Hypsopygia decetialis''
(Druce, 1900)
* ''
Hypsopygia decoloralis''
(Lederer, 1863)
* ''
Hypsopygia dharmsalae
''Hypsopygia dharmsalae'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Hypsopygia
''Hypsopygia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Though fairly small, they are large among their relatives. It was described by Jacob Hübner i ...
''
(Butler, 1889)
* ''
Hypsopygia drabicilialis''
(Yamanaka, 1968)
* ''
Hypsopygia ecbrunnealis''
(Hampson, 1917)
* ''
Hypsopygia ecrhodalis''
(Hampson, 1917)
* ''
Hypsopygia flammealis''
(Hampson, 1906)
* ''
Hypsopygia flavamaculata''
Shaffer, Nielsen & Horak, 1996 – formerly ''H. laticilialis''
Rothschild, 1916 (''non'' Ragonot, 1916: preoccupied
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
* In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linn ...
)
* ''
Hypsopygia flavirufalis''
(Hampson, 1917)
* ''
Hypsopygia fulvocilialis''
(Duponchel, 1834)
* ''
Hypsopygia fuscalis
''Hypsopygia fuscalis'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Hypsopygia
''Hypsopygia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Though fairly small, they are large among their relatives. It was described by Jacob Hübner in ...
''
(Hampson, 1891)
* ''
Hypsopygia glaucinalis''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Hypsopygia graafialis''
(Snellen, 1975)
* ''
Hypsopygia griseobrunnea''
(Hampson, 1917)
* ''
Hypsopygia griveaudalis''
Leraut, 2006
* ''
Hypsopygia haemograpta''
(Meyrick, 1934)
* ''
Hypsopygia hoenei''
(Caradja, 1932)
* ''
Hypsopygia ignefimbrialis''
(Hampson, 1906)
* ''
Hypsopygia igniflualis''
(Walker, 1859)
* ''
Hypsopygia impurpuratalis''
(Dognin, 1910)
* ''
Hypsopygia incarnatalis''
(Zeller, 1847)
* ''
Hypsopygia intermedialis''
(Walker, 1862)
* ''
Hypsopygia iwamotoi''
Kirpichnikova & Yamanaka, 1995
* ''
Hypsopygia jezoensis''
(Shibuya, 1928)
* ''
Hypsopygia joannisalis''
Leraut, 2006
* ''
Hypsopygia kawabei''
Yamanaka, 1965
* ''
Hypsopygia lacteocilia''
(Hampson, 1917)
* ''
Hypsopygia mabokealis''
Leraut, 2006
* ''
Hypsopygia maesalis''
Leraut, 2006
* ''
Hypsopygia marthalis''
(Walker, 1859)
* ''
Hypsopygia mauritialis
''Hypsopygia mauritialis'' is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is a widespread species, known from Africa, India, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Australia and Hawaii.
The wingspan is 16–21 ...
''
(Boisduval, 1833)
* ''
Hypsopygia medialis''
(Hampson, 1903)
* ''
Hypsopygia melanthalis''
(Walker, 1859)
* ''
Hypsopygia meridocrossa''
(Meyrick, 1934)
* ''
Hypsopygia metayei''
Leraut, 2006
* ''
Hypsopygia moramangalis''
(Marion & Viette, 1956)
* ''
Hypsopygia murzinalis''
Leraut, 2006
* ''
Hypsopygia mus''
(Caradja, 1932)
* ''
Hypsopygia nannodes''
(Butler, 1879)
* ''
Hypsopygia nigrapuncta
''Hypsopygia nigrapuncta'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Hypsopygia
''Hypsopygia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Though fairly small, they are large among their relatives. It was described by Jacob Hübner ...
''
(Kaye, 1901)
* ''
Hypsopygia nigrivitta''
(Walker, 1863)
* ''
Hypsopygia nitidicilialis''
(Hering, 1901)
* ''
Hypsopygia nonusalis''
(Walker, 1859)
* ''
Hypsopygia nossibealis''
Leraut, 2006
* ''
Hypsopygia nostralis''
(Guenée, 1854)
* ''
Hypsopygia ochreicilia''
(Hampson, 1891)
* ''
Hypsopygia olapalis''
Viette, 1978
* ''
Hypsopygia olinalis''
(Guenée, 1854)
* ''
Hypsopygia orthogramma''
(Inoue, 1960)
* ''
Hypsopygia pelasgalis''
(Walker, 1859)
* ''
Hypsopygia pernigralis''
(Ragonot, 1891)
* ''
Hypsopygia perpulverea''
(Hampson, 1917)
* ''
Hypsopygia phanerostola''
(Hampson, 1917)
* ''
Hypsopygia phoezalis''
(Dyar, 1908)
* ''
Hypsopygia placens''
(Butler, 1879)
* ''
Hypsopygia planalis''
(Grote, 1880)
* ''
Hypsopygia plumbeoprunalis''
(Hampson, 1917)
* ''
Hypsopygia postflava''
(Hampson, 1893)
* ''
Hypsopygia proboscidalis''
(Strand, 1919)
* ''
Hypsopygia purpureorufa''
(Hampson, 1917 )
* ''
Hypsopygia pyrerythra''
(Hampson, 1917)
* ''
Hypsopygia racilialis''
(Walker, 1859)
* ''
Hypsopygia regina''
(Butler, 1879)
* ''
Hypsopygia repetita''
(Butler, 1887)
* ''
Hypsopygia resectalis''
(Lederer, 1863)
* ''
Hypsopygia roseotincta''
(Hampson, 1917)
* ''
Hypsopygia rubidalis''
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
* ''
Hypsopygia rudis''
(Moore, 1888)
* ''
Hypsopygia sericea''
(Warren, 1891)
* ''
Hypsopygia suffusalis''
(Walker, 1866)
* ''
Hypsopygia superba''
Caradja, 1934
* ''
Hypsopygia tabidalis''
(Warren 1891)
* ''
Hypsopygia taiwanalis''
(Shibuya, 1928)
* ''
Hypsopygia thyellodes
''Hypsopygia thyellodes'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Hypsopygia
''Hypsopygia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Though fairly small, they are large among their relatives. It was described by Jacob Hübner i ...
''
(Meyrick, 1934)
* ''
Hypsopygia thymetusalis''
(Walker, 1859)
* ''
Hypsopygia tripartitalis''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1871)
* ''
Hypsopygia tristalis''
(Hampson, 1906)
* ''
Hypsopygia vernaculalis''
(Berg, 1874)
* ''
Hypsopygia violaceomarginalis''
(Caradja, 1935)
* ''
Hypsopygia vulgaris''
(Ghesquière, 1942)
Footnotes
References
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Pyralini
Pyralidae genera
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