Hypopyra pudens

Hypopyra pudens is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Japan, India (Hindustan), Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan, Borneo, Sumatra and Sulawesi.[2] The habitat ranges from lowland areas, including disturbed and coastal areas, up to 1,618 meters.

Hypopyra pudens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Hypopyra
Species:	H. pudens
Binomial name
Hypopyra pudens Walker, 1858[1]
Synonyms
Enmonodia pudens Hypopyra grandaeva Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Hypopyra persimilis Moore, 1877 Enmonodia hypopyroides Walker, 1858

The length of the forewings is about 43 mm. The anterior half of the wings is pinkish-orange and the posterior half is coffee-brown.[3]

The larvae feed on Paraserianthes species, including Paraserianthes falcataria (= Falcataria moluccana).[4] They are smoky-grey, with closely spaced, fine, dark speckling over the entire body. The head is pigmented with symmetrical shades of cream and brown. They reach a length of about 56 mm.