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
- "Species Details: Hypena mandatalis Walker, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- 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.
- Savela, Markku. "Hypena mandatalis Walker, [1859]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "Hypena mandatalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- 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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