Hypena mandatalis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Hypena |
Species: | H. mandatalis
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Binomial name | |
Hypena mandatalis
Walker, [1859]
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Hypena mandatalis, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. [1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Borneo, Sulawesi and Australia. [2] [3]
Labial palpi long and held straight out in front like a beak. Forewings ochreous brown, which is darker in the male than in the female. Forewing tips recurved. Possess a triarcuate forewing postmedial. A mauve tinge found along the costa. Anterior discal spot is clearly visible. A conspicuous dark brown band runs from just distal to the discal spots. Hindwings are plain greyish brown. Larval food plants include Acacia mangium. [4] [5]
Hypena mandatalis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Hypena |
Species: | H. mandatalis
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Binomial name | |
Hypena mandatalis
Walker, [1859]
|
Hypena mandatalis, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. [1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Borneo, Sulawesi and Australia. [2] [3]
Labial palpi long and held straight out in front like a beak. Forewings ochreous brown, which is darker in the male than in the female. Forewing tips recurved. Possess a triarcuate forewing postmedial. A mauve tinge found along the costa. Anterior discal spot is clearly visible. A conspicuous dark brown band runs from just distal to the discal spots. Hindwings are plain greyish brown. Larval food plants include Acacia mangium. [4] [5]