Hypargyria metalliferella

Hypargyria metalliferella, the silvered knothorn, is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypargyria. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1888. It is found in Namibia, South Africa, Australia (the Northern Territory, eastern Queensland and northern New South Wales), India and Sri Lanka.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Hypargyria metalliferella being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Trachonitis cristella
• Atheloca subrufella
• Conobathra hemichlaena

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Pyralidae

Genus

Hypargyria

Species

Hypargyria metalliferella

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