''Hypotia leonalis'' is a species of
snout moth 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)
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It was described by Oberthür in 1887, and is known from
Algeria
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Atriplex halimus
''Atriplex halimus'' (known also by its common names: Mediterranean saltbush, sea orache, shrubby orache, silvery orache; ; also spelled orach) is a species of fodder shrub in the family Amaranthaceae.
Description
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References
Moths described in 1887
Hypotiini
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