Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Erebidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subtribe Hypeninae | |
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Similar Hypena laceratalis, Hypena masurialis, Thalassodes quadraria, Callopistria maillardi, Anticarsia irrorata | ||
Hypena conscitalis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found throughout Africa, from Senegal to South Africa, in South and South-East Asia as well as in Australia and on some Pacific and Indian Ocean islands (Sri Lanka).
Description
Its wingspan is approx. 20-25mm. Fore wings much broader. The outer margin less oblique. Raised tufts are slight. Fore wings have a grey fascia on costal area. There is a black speck found at end of cell. The oblique line further from the base, which is slightly curved and with a grey line beyond it more prominent and curved.
They larvae feed on Desmodium intortum (Fabaceae).
References
Hypena conscitalis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA