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Hypena lividalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Scientific name
  
Hypena lividalis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hypena

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Hypena obsitalis, Hypena, Eublemma parva, Hypena crassalis, Hypena rostralis

hypena lividalis


Hypena lividalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It has an Afro-Tropical and possibly Circumtropical distribution. It is known from the western parts of the Palaearctic ecozone and the Neotropics. It is a rare migrant in western, central and northern Europe. In the Mediterranean sclerophyllous forest zone, it is widespread and often abundant. In the Levant, it has been recorded from Lebanon, Jordan and Israel.

Adults are on wing year round. There are multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on Parietaria and Urtica species.

References

Hypena lividalis Wikipedia