Hypsopygia mauritialis

Hypsopygia mauritialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Hypsopygia
Species:	H. mauritialis
Binomial name
Hypsopygia mauritialis (Boisduval, 1833)
Synonyms
Asopia mauritialisBoisduval, 1833 Pyralis lucillalisWalker, 1859 Pyralis regalisWalker, 1865 Pyralis ducalisWalker, 1865 Hypsopygia laticilialisRagonot, 1891 Hypsopygia maritialis Paraglossa mauritialis Endotricha crobulusLucas, 1891 Hypsopygia atralisCaradja, 1932 Hypsopygia pfeifferiAmsel, 1954

Hypsopygia mauritialis is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is a widespread species, known from Africa, India, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Australia and Hawaii.

The wingspan is 16–21 mm.

The larvae feed in the old nests of Vespinae wasps, including Polistes species.

External links

• Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
• Japanese Moths