Hirayamaia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Nobukatsu Marumo in 1917. Its only species, Hirayamaia regalis, was described by John Henry Leech in 1889.[1] It is found in Korea, Japan and China.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyralinae |
| Genus: | Hirayamaia Marumo, 1917 |
| Species: | H. regalis
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| Hirayamaia regalis (Leech, 1889)
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The wingspan is 28–30 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from June to September.
References edit
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ A review of the tribe Pyralini Latreille (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Pyralinae) from Korea
- ^ Japanese Moths
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