Rank Genus | ||
Similar Rhesala, Hydrillodes, Hypeninae, Hypena, Eublemma | ||
Hypenagonia is a genus of moths of the Erebidae family. The adult moths have pale brown wings with a dark band across each wing. The wingspan of these moths is about 1 centimeter.
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Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the Hypeninae subfamily within either the Erebidae or Noctuidae family.
Description
Palpi of moderate length, where the second joint fringed with scaled above. Third joint minute. Frontal tuft short. Antennae annulate. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia hairless. Fore wings long and narrow. Outer margin angled at middle. Veins 7 to 9 stalked. Hind wings with highly angled outer margin at middle and excised towards anal angle. Veins 3,4 and 6,7 stalked, whereas vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.
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