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.
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