Hypotia corticalis explained

Hypotia corticalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypotia.^[1] It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and is known from France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Crete and the Canary Islands.^[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm.^[3] The forewings are brownish.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2011-09-29 .
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20151123185631/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442508 Fauna Europaea
3. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Hypotia_Corticalis Lepiforum.de
4. https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/455/45512802.pdf Hypotia delicatalis Asselbergs, sp. n., a new species from Spain