''Hoploscopa'' is a

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of snout moths in the

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Hoploscopinae of the

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Crambidae. The genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886, with '' Hoploscopa astrapias'' as

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. A recent

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study using morphology and DNA data described an additional 26 species, so that the genus currently comprises 42 species. At least 30 more species await scientific description. The caterpillars are reported to feed on

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Species

*'' Hoploscopa agtuuganonensis'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *''

Hoploscopa albipuncta ''Hoploscopa'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Hoploscopinae of the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886, with '' Hoploscopa astrapias'' as type species. A recent taxonomic study using morphology and ...

'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa albomaculata'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa anacantha'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa anamesa'' Tams, 1935 *'' Hoploscopa astrapias'' Meyrick, 1886 *''

Hoploscopa aurantiacalis ''Hoploscopa aurantiacalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea ...

'' (Snellen, 1895) *'' Hoploscopa boleta'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa brunnealis'' (Snellen, 1895) *'' Hoploscopa cynodonta'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa danaoensis'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa diffusa'' (Hampson, 1919) *'' Hoploscopa gombongi'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa gracilis'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa ignitamaculae'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa isarogensis'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa jubata'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *''

Hoploscopa kelama ''Hoploscopa'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Hoploscopinae of the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886, with '' Hoploscopa astrapias'' as type species. A recent taxonomic study using morphology and ...

'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *''

Hoploscopa kinabaluensis ''Hoploscopa'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Hoploscopinae of the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886, with '' Hoploscopa astrapias'' as type species. A recent taxonomic study using morphology and ...

'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *''

Hoploscopa luteomacula ''Hoploscopa luteomacula'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-large ...

'' Nuss, 1998 *'' Hoploscopa mallyi'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *''

Hoploscopa marijoweissae ''Hoploscopa'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Hoploscopinae of the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886, with '' Hoploscopa astrapias'' as type species. A recent taxonomic study using morphology and ...

'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *''

Hoploscopa matheae ''Hoploscopa'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Hoploscopinae of the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886, with '' Hoploscopa astrapias'' as type species. A recent taxonomic study using morphology and D ...

'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa mediobrunnea'' (de Joannis, 1929) *'' Hoploscopa metacrossa'' (Hampson, 1917) *''

Hoploscopa nauticorum ''Hoploscopa nauticorum'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on Samoa. References

Moths described in 1935 Hoploscopini {{Crambidae-stub ...

'' Tams, 1935 *''

Hoploscopa niveofascia ''Hoploscopa'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Hoploscopinae of the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886, with '' Hoploscopa astrapias'' as type species. A recent taxonomic study using morphology and D ...

'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa obliqua'' (Rothschild, 1915) *'' Hoploscopa ocellata'' (Hampson, 1919) *''

Hoploscopa pangrangoensis ''Hoploscopa'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Hoploscopinae of the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886, with '' Hoploscopa astrapias'' as type species. A recent taxonomic study using morphology and D ...

'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa parvimacula'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa persimilis'' (Rothschild, 1915) *''

Hoploscopa pseudometacrossa ''Hoploscopa'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Hoploscopinae of the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886, with '' Hoploscopa astrapias'' as type species. A recent taxonomic study using morphology and ...

'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *''

Hoploscopa quadripuncta ''Hoploscopa quadripuncta'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1915. It is found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of ...

'' (Rothschild, 1915) *''

Hoploscopa semifascia ''Hoploscopa semifascia'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language ...

'' (Hampson, 1919) *'' Hoploscopa sepanggi'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa subvariegata'' (Rothschild, 1915) *'' Hoploscopa sumatrensis'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa titika'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa tonsepi'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020 *'' Hoploscopa triangulifera'' (Hampson, 1919) *''

Hoploscopa ypsilon ''Hoploscopa'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Hoploscopinae of the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886, with '' Hoploscopa astrapias'' as type species. A recent taxonomic study using morphology and ...

'' Léger & Nuss in Léger, Kehlmaier, Vairappan & Nuss, 2020

References

Crambidae genera Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Crambidae-stub