species 67 observations

Mahogany Shoot Borer

Hypsipyla grandella

Field notes

Hypsipyla grandella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in southern Florida (United States), most of the West Indies, Sinaloa and southward in Mexico, Central America, South America except Chile and in Mauritius.

The adult of Hypsipyla ferrealis is distinguished from Hypsipyla grandella by its gray hindwings, while Hypsipyla grandella has silvery hyaline hindwings.

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