Hypena malagasy
Hypena malagasy is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pierre Viette in 1968. It is native to central eastern Madagascar.[1]
| Hypena malagasy | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Hypena |
| Species: | H. malagasy |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypena malagasy (Viette, 1968) | |
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This species has a wingspan of 34 mm. The basic colour of its wings is violet brown or chocolate brown.[2]
References
- 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.
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