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Pyralidae
80a0688 – 5531   Hypsopygia nostralis (Guenée, 1854)
             Southern Hayworm

© Carol Wolf
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Synonymy:
  • nostralis Guenée 1854 (Pyralis)
  • dissimilalis Möschler 1890 (Parasopia)
  • psammioxantha Dyar 1917 (Herculia)
  • sordidalis Barnes & McDunnough 1913 (Herculia)
  • tenuis Butler 1880 (Pyralis)
  • venezuelensis Amsel 1956 (Herculia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Hypsopygia nostralis (Guenée, 1854) was a synonym of Herculia sordidalis (B. & McD., 1913) in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist). This species was placed in the genus Ocrasa in Shaffer and Solis (1995) and subsequently transferred to the genus Hypsopygia in 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 nostralis
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    Hypsopygia nostralis
    © Machele White
    Hypsopygia nostralis
    © John Schneider
    Hypsopygia nostralis
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    Hypsopygia nostralis
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