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Pyralidae 80a0574.5 – 5969   Hypsotropa epischnioides (Hulst, 1900)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: epischnioides (Hulst, 1900) (Zophodia) mispl. - MONA 1983: 5969; TL: North America. Taxonomic Notes: Hypsotropa epischnioides (Hulst, 1900): "This species was placed in “Zophodia” PROV. PL. in the 2023 checklist, and recognized as being misplaced there and probably belonging in Anerastiini. It was moved to Hypostropa in the errata, following Leraut (2021)." (Pohl & Nanz 2025)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Heinrich, C., 1956. American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae. Bulletin United States National Museum, 207: 1-581. Hulst, G.D., 1900. Some new genera and species of Phycitinae. The Canadian Entomologist, 32(6): 173. Species Page at iNaturalist

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