Biology:Hypocala

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Short description: Genus of moths

Hypocala
Hypocala subsatura13.jpg
Hypocala subsatura
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Hypocalinae
Genus: Hypocala
Guenée, 1852

Hypocala is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.

Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward), triangularly scaled, and rostriform. Antennae ciliated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia slightly hairy and spineless. Forewings with slightly arched costa towards rectangular apex. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs.[1]

Species

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5959223 entry