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Hypocosmia pyrochroma

Hypocosmia pyrochroma

Family: Pyralidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Hypocosmia pyrochroma is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypocosmia. It was described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1912 and is known from Argentina and Brazil.

This species has also been released in Australia and South Africa for biological control of cat´s claw creeper (Dolichandra unguis-cati (L.) L.G.Lohmann).

Source: Wikipedia, article Hypocosmia pyrochroma. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 432059
  Adult
Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
09/20/2017
Roberto Battaglia


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
136431020/09/2017ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo RamónRoberto Battaglia
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Hypocosmia pyrochroma – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 20/09/2026.