Hypena conscitalis
| Hypena conscitalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subtribe: | Hypeninae |
| Genus: | Hypena |
| Species: | H. conscitalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypena conscitalis (Walker, 1866)[1] | |
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Hypena conscitalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found throughout Africa, from Senegal to South Africa,[3] in South and South-East Asia as well as in Australia[4] and on some Pacific and Indian Ocean islands.
Its wingspan is approx. 20-24mm.
They larvae feed on Desmodium intortum (Fabaceae).
References
- ↑ taxapad.com
- ↑ Martin Lödl,1998, (Hypena?) perna FELDER & ROGENHOFER, 1873 a new junior synonym of Hypena (Conscitalypena) conscitalis WACKER, [1866] 1865 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae).Quadrifina 1: 73- 74
- ↑ www.afromoths.net
- ↑ www.lepbarcoding.org