Biology:Hypocala subsatura

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Short description: Species of moth


Hypocala subsatura
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypocala
Species:
H. subsatura
Binomial name
Hypocala subsatura
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Hypocala aspersa Butler, 1883
  • Butler, 1889 Hypocala subsatura var. limbata

Hypocala subsatura is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from the Oriental region to Sundaland.[1]

Adults have variable forewings, with a common and distinctive form that has an undulating grey border to the dorsum and a similar lens-shaped grey patch subapically on the costa.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Diospyros, Quercus, Garcinia, Caesalpinia, Carapa and Xylocarpus species. There are also records for Malus and Citrus species, but these might be related to adult feeding.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5959230 entry