Hipoepa fractalis

Hipoepa fractalis is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Taiwan, China, Japan, Kenya, Korea, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cape Verde, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Yemen[3] and Australia (including Queensland).

Hipoepa fractalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Hipoepa
Species:	H. fractalis
Binomial name
Hipoepa fractalis (Guenée, 1854)[1]
Synonyms
Herminia fractalis Guenée, 1854 Polypogon fractalis Bertula raptatalis Walker, 1859 Hipoepa limieri Guillermet, 2004 Gonitis pusilla Butler, 1875 Zanclognatha invenustua Swinhoe, 1890 Zanclognatha fractalis feminina Strand, 1919 Paracolax castanea Rothschild, 1920 Hypena plebejus Rothschild, 1920 Hipoepa pusilla Butler, 1875[2]

Description

The wingspan is 19–34 mm.[4] Antennae of male not knotted and contorted nor serrate. A reddish-brown moth. Forewings with postmedial line more waved and crenulate. The submarginal line angled below costa and at middle.[5]

References

1. Australian Faunal Directory
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Polypogon fractalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Hipoepa fractalis (Guenée, 1854)". Afromoths. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
4. Japanese Moths
5. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.