Hypotia sinaica is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypotia. It was described by Rebel in 1903, from Sinai, Egypt, from which its species epithet is derived. It is also known from Libya, Algeria, Iran and Mauritania.[1]

Hypotia sinaica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Hypotia
Species:
H. sinaica
Binomial name
Hypotia sinaica
(Rebel, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Constantia sinaica Rebel, 1903
  • Cledeobia bertrami D. Lucas, 1939
  • Constantia debskii Rebel, 1912
  • Dattinia hyrcanalis Amsel, 1951
  • Dattinia turturalis Turati, 1930
  • Hypotia sinaica mauritanica Leraut, 2004

References edit

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.