Hypena malagasy
Appearance
Hypena malagasy | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Hypena |
Species: | H. malagasy
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Binomial name | |
Hypena malagasy (Viette, 1968)
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Hypena malagasy is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pierre Viette in 1968. It is native to central eastern Madagascar.[1]
This species has a wingspan of 34 mm. The basic colour of its wings is violet brown or chocolate brown.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Hypena malagasy (Viette, 1968)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ Lödl, M. (1998). "The identity of Hypena (Trichypena) malagasy Viette, 1968 [Sarmatia] comb.n. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae)". Quadrifina. 1: 67-71.