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Hypena malagasy

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Hypena malagasy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Hypena malagasy (Viette, 1968)". Afromoths. 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.