Hypena munitalis

Hypena munitalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Josef Johann Mann in 1861.[1] It is found in Turkey, the Balkans and the Armenian-Caucasian region. In the Levant it has been recorded from Lebanon and Israel.

Hypena munitalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypena
Species:
H. munitalis
Binomial name
Hypena munitalis
Mann, 1861

Adults are on wing in July in Israel. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Stellaria and Vincetoxicum species.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (July 26, 2019). "Hypena munitalis Mann, 1861". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 13, 2020.


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