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

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Synonymy: Asopia cohortalis Grote, 1878
Herculia florencealis Blackmore, 1920
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: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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
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Hypsopygia cohortalis
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Hypsopygia cohortalis
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