Hypena conscitalis
| Hypena conscitalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subtribe: | Hypeninae |
| Genus: | Hypena |
| Species: | H. conscitalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypena conscitalis (Walker, 1866)[1] | |
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Hypena conscitalis is a moth of the family Erebidae. [3] It is found throughout Africa, from Senegal to South Africa,[4] in South and South-East Asia as well as in Australia[5] and on some Pacific and Indian Ocean islands (Sri Lanka).[6]
Description
Its wingspan is approx. 20-25mm. Fore wings much broader. The outer margin less oblique. Raised tufts are slight. Fore wings have a grey fascia on costal area. There is a black speck found at end of cell. The oblique line further from the base, which is slightly curved and with a grey line beyond it more prominent and curved.[7]
They larvae feed on Desmodium intortum (Fabaceae).[8]
References
- ↑ taxapad.com
- ↑ Martin Lödl,1998, (Hypena?) perna FELDER & ROGENHOFER, 1873 a new junior synonym of Hypena (Conscitalypena) conscitalis WACKER, [1866] 1865 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae).Quadrifina 1: 73- 74
- ↑ http://barcodinglife.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxon=Hypena
- ↑ www.afromoths.net
- ↑ www.lepbarcoding.org
- ↑ "Distribution of Hypena conscitalis". Afromoths. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "Hypena conscitalis (Walker, 1866)". Butterfly House. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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