Hypsopygia acerasta

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Hypsopygia acerasta is a species of moth in the family Pyralidae. It belongs to the genus Hypsopygia, and its full scientific name is Hypsopygia acerasta (Turner, 1904).

Taxonomic classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Pyralidae
- Genus: Hypsopygia
- Species: H. acerasta

It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904 and is found in Australia. Other scientific names used for this species include Herculia acerasta and Ocrasa acerasta.