Hypena mandatalis

Hypena mandatalis, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Borneo, Sulawesi and Australia.[2][3]

Hypena mandatalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypena
Species:
H. mandatalis
Binomial name
Hypena mandatalis
Walker, [1859]

Labial palpi long and held straight out in front like a beak. Forewings ochreous brown, which is darker in the male than in the female. Forewing tips recurved. Possess a triarcuate forewing postmedial. A mauve tinge found along the costa. Anterior discal spot is clearly visible. A conspicuous dark brown band runs from just distal to the discal spots. Hindwings are plain greyish brown. Larval food plants include Acacia mangium.[4][5]

References

  1. "Species Details: Hypena mandatalis Walker, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Hypena mandatalis Walker, [1859]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. "Hypena mandatalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 May 2016). "Hypena mandatalis Walker, 1859". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 10 October 2018.


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