''Hypotia aglossalis'' is a species of

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in the genus ''

Hypotia ''Hypotia'' is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847. Species *'' Hypotia aglossalis'' (Hampson, 1906) *'' Hypotia argentalis'' (Hampson, 1900) *'' Hypotia bertazii'' (Turati, 1926) *'' Hypotia bl ...

''. It has a wingspan of 20mm. I it is known from

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but records also include the

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