Hypsopygia kawabei is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypsopygia. It was described by Hiroshi Yamanaka in 1965. It is found in Korea and Japan.[1]

Hypsopygia kawabei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Hypsopygia
Species:
H. kawabei
Binomial name
Hypsopygia kawabei
Yamanaka, 1965

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The forewings are yellowish ash gray mixed with fuscous scales. The hindwings are pale bright gray. Adults are on wing from July to August.

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