Hapana carcealis
| Hapana carcealis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Thyrididae |
| Subfamily: | Siculodinae |
| Genus: | Hapana |
| Species: | H. carcealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hapana carcealis Whalley, 1971[1] | |
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Hapana carcealis is a species of moth of the Thyrididae family. It is found in India, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Seychelles (Aldabra), Comoros, Zimbabwe and Mauritius.
They have a winglength between, 7.5 and 10mm. The specimen from Aldabra are smaller than those from the continent. Those from Mauritius are intermediate in size. Externally this species is very similar to Hapana verticalis. The male can be distinguished by the large reddish patch at the hindwings of H.carcealis and the genitalia are different.[2]
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