-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

-Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Superfamily Pyraloidea)

-Crambid Snout Moths (Family Crambidae)

-Pearl Moths (Subfamily Spilomelinae)

-Tribe Hydririni

-Genus Hydriris

Adult Hydriris moths typically have an inconspicuous wing pattern, with colors ranging from brown to ochre. Adults are typically active during dusk or at night when they fly to seek mates and food sources. The larvae feed primarily on plants of the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae), including sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).