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Pyralidae
80a0685 – 5528   Hypsopygia cohortalis (Grote, 1878)

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Synonymy:
  • cohortalis Grote 1878 (Asopia) - MONA 1983: 5528
  • florencealis Blackmore 1920 (Herculia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Hypsopygia cohortalis (Grote, 1878) was formerly in the genus Pseudasopia and assigned to the genus Herculia in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist). This species was transferred to the genus Hypsopygia in Scholtens & Solis (2015) following Leraut (2006).
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Leraut, P.J.A., 2006. Contribution à l'étude du genre Hypsopygia Hübner [Lepidoptera, Pyralidae]. Revue française d'Entomologie (nouvelle série), 28: 5-30.
    • Scholtens, B.G. & M.A. Solis, 2015. Annotated check list of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of America North of Mexico. ZooKeys, 535: 1-136.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Hypsopygia cohortalis
    © Charles Melton [T]
    Hypsopygia cohortalis
    © Charles Melton [T]
    Hypsopygia cohortalis
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