Hypsopygia mauritialis

Hypsopygia mauritialis

"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.
Moth - Hypsopygia mauritialis  Hypsopygia mauritialis,Malaysia,Moth,MothWeek2023,Pahang

Food

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

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPyralidae
GenusHypsopygia
SpeciesH. mauritialis
Photographed in
Malaysia