Hypocala subsatura

Hypocala subsatura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hypocala
Species: H. subsatura
Binomial name
Hypocala subsatura
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Hypocala aspersa Butler, 1883
  • Hypocala subsatura var. limbata Butler, 1889

Hypocala subsatura is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Oriental Region to Sundaland.[1]

Adults have variable forewings, with a common and distinctive form that has an undulating grey border to the dorsum and a similar lens-shaped grey patch subapically on the costa.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Diospyros, Quercus, Garcinia, Caesalpinia, Carapa and Xylocarpus species. There are also records for Malus and Citrus species, but these might be related to adult feeding.

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