Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hypena | |
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Similar Hypena masurialis, Hypena laceratalis, Hypena, Hypena proboscidalis, Hypeninae | ||
Hypena lignealis is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Japan.
Description
Wingspan is about 32mm. Fore wings much broader. The outer margin less oblique. Raised tufts are slight. Head and thorax reddish brown. Abdomen fuscous. Fore wings reddish brown, where the inner area suffused with bluish grey, which is narrowest at middle. Some black spots found in and below cell. There is an indistinct highly angled postmedial line with a black spot on it below cell. The curved apical streak very long and prominent, with two black spots above it. An indistinct submarginal black specks series can be seen. Hind wigs fuscous. Ventral side of fore wings with black and white subapical speck.
References
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