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    Hypena malagasy

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    Short description: Species of moth

    Hypena malagasy
    Scientific classification edit
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta
    Order: Lepidoptera
    Superfamily: Noctuoidea
    Family: Erebidae
    Genus: Hypena
    Species:
    H. malagasy
    Binomial name
    Hypena malagasy
    (Viette, 1968)
    Synonyms
    • Sarmatia malagasy Viette, 1968

    Hypena malagasy is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pierre Viette in 1968. It is native to central eastern Madagascar .[1]

    This species has a wingspan of 34 mm. The basic colour of its wings is violet brown or chocolate brown.[2]

    References

    1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Hypena malagasy (Viette, 1968)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/SARMMALA. Retrieved February 12, 2020. 
    2. Lödl, M. (1998). "The identity of Hypena (Trichypena) malagasy Viette, 1968 [Sarmatia] comb.n. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae)". Quadrifina. 1: 67-71.

    Wikidata ☰ Q13525027 entry




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