Hypsopygia jezoensis

Hypsopygia jezoensis is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypsopygia. It was described by Shibuya in 1928. It is found in Taiwan[1] and Japan.

Hypsopygia jezoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Hypsopygia
Species:
H. jezoensis
Binomial name
Hypsopygia jezoensis
(Shibuya, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Herculia jezoensis Shibuya, 1928
  • Herculia nigralis Shibuya, 1928

The wingspan is 27 mm. The forewings are pale brown. The hindwings are paler than the forewing.[2]

References
  1. TaibNet - Catalogue of Life in Taiwan
  2. The Systematic Study on the Japanese Pyralinae (Lepid.)


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