Hypena lividalis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It has an Afrotropical and possibly Circumtropical distribution. It is known from the western parts of the Palearctic realm and the Neotropical realm.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Hypena |
Species: | H. lividalis
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Binomial name | |
Hypena lividalis (Hübner, 1796)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Adults are on wing year round. There are multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on Parietaria and Urtica species.
References
edit- ^ Lafontaine, J. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (2013). "Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 264: 227-236. doi:10.3897/zookeys.264.4443
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