Hypocosmia Explained

Hypocosmia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1891.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Hypocosmia bimaculalis Dyar, 1914 (from Panama)
• Hypocosmia definitalis Ragonot, 1891 (from Venezuela)
• Hypocosmia floralis (Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1872) (from Suriname)
• Hypocosmia pyrochroma (E. D. Jones, 1912) (from Brazil)
• Hypocosmia rectilinealis Dyar, 1914 (from Panama)

References

• Lin Besaans (2011) "Hypocosmia pyrochroma Jones, a leaf-tying moth released as a biocontrol of cat's claw creeper". - ARC-PPRI Fact Sheets on Invasive Alien Plants and their Control in South Africa. www.arc.agric.za

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Hypocosmia Ragonot, 1891 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . September 30, 2019.
2. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2017 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 11 May 2017.