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Hypena masurialis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Scientific name
  
Hypena masurialis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hypena

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Hypena laceratalis, Hypocala deflorata, Hypena lividalis, Hypena bijugalis

The Grey Snout (Hypena masurialis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It has a wide range, including Australia, Fiji, the Cook Islands, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Yemen and the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have dark brown wings with a diagonal line from near the wingtip to halfway along the rear edge of each forewing.

The larvae feed on Commelina cyanea.

References

Hypena masurialis Wikipedia