Hoploscopa

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.

Hoploscopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Subfamily:
Hoploscopinae
Genus:
Hoploscopa

Meyrick, 1886
Synonyms
  • Haploscopa Hampson, 1897 (misspelling)
  • Syncrotaula Meyrick, 1933
  • Eudorina Snellen, 1895

A recent taxonomic 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 ferns.

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