Biology:Hypena mandatalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Hypena mandatalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypena
Species:
H. mandatalis
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 India n 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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13310055 entry