Hypsopygia

Hypsopygia
	Adult gold triangle (H. costalis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Tribe:	Pyralini
Genus:	Hypsopygia; Hübner, 1825
Synonyms
	Hypsopyga (lapsus); Pseudasopia Grote, 1873; Herculia Walker, 1859 Bejuda Walker, [1866]; Bleone Ragonot, 1890; Buzala Walker, 1863; Cisse Walker, 1863; Herculea (lapsus); ; Dolichomia Ragonot, 1891; Ocrasa Walker, [1866] Orthopygia Ragonot, 1891; Parasopia Möschler, 1890; ;

Hypsopygia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Though fairly small, they are large among their relatives. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.

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