Hypargyria slossonella is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypargyria. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1900, and is known from Florida[1] and Mexico.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Hypargyria |
| Species: | H. slossonella
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypargyria slossonella (Hulst, 1900)
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There are several generations per year.
The larvae feed on Hippocratea volubilis.[2]
References edit
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University.
- ^ The Larvae and Pupae of three Phycitine species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) that occur in Florida
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