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Hypena mandatalis, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Borneo, Sulawesi and Australia.[2][3]
| Hypena mandatalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Hypena |
| Species: | H. mandatalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypena mandatalis Walker, [1859] | |
Labial palpi long and held straight out in front like a beak. Forewings ochreous brown, which is darker in the male than in the female. Forewing tips recurved. Possess a triarcuate forewing postmedial. A mauve tinge found along the costa. Anterior discal spot is clearly visible. A conspicuous dark brown band runs from just distal to the discal spots. Hindwings are plain greyish brown. Larval food plants include Acacia mangium.[4][5]
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