Biology:Hypena munitalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Hypena munitalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypena
Species:
H. munitalis
Binomial name
Hypena munitalis
Mann, 1861

Hypena munitalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Josef Johann Mann in 1861.[1] It is found in Turkey, the Balkans and the Armenian-Caucasian region. In the Levant it has been recorded from Lebanon and Israel.

Adults are on wing in July in Israel. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Stellaria and Vincetoxicum species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5957405 entry