Hapana carcealis

Hapana carcealis is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in India, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Seychelles (Aldabra), Comoros, Zimbabwe and Mauritius.

Hapana carcealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Thyrididae
Subfamily:
Siculodinae
Genus:
Hapana
Species:
H. carcealis
Binomial name
Hapana carcealis
Whalley, 1971[1]
Synonyms
  • Hapana obscuralis auct. nec (Hampson, 1893)

They have a winglength between, 7.5 and 10 mm. The specimens from Aldabra are smaller than those from the continent. Those from Mauritius are intermediate in size.

Externally this species is very similar to Hapana verticalis. The male can be distinguished by the large reddish patch at the hindwings of H. carcealis and the genitalia are different.[2]

References
  1. afromoths
  2. Whalley, 1971, The Thyrididae (Lepidoptera) of Africa and its islands, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, Supplement 17, p.100-103


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