Hypargyria metalliferella
Hypargyria metalliferella, the silvered knothorn, is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypargyria. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1888. It is found in Namibia, South Africa,[2] Australia[3] (the Northern Territory, eastern Queensland and northern New South Wales), India and Sri Lanka.[4]
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The wingspan is 17–22 mm.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Siphonodon australe from within a slight web.[5]
References
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- Afromoths
- "Hypargyria Ragonot, 1888" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- George F. (George Francis) Hampson - Moths (Volume 4)
- Moths of Australia
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