Hypena mandatalis explained

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Hypena mandatalis Walker, 1859 . Catalogue of Life . 29 June 2018.
  2. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . 79 . 1–57 . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . Academia.
  3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Hypena mandatalis Walker, [1859] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 10 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190621054742/http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/hypeninae/hypena/#mandatalis . 21 June 2019 . dead .
  4. Web site: Hypena mandatalis Walker. The Moths of Borneo . 28 June 2018.
  5. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 17 May 2016 . Hypena mandatalis Walker, 1859 . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 10 October 2018.

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