Hadennia mysalis

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Hadennia mysalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hadennia
Species:
H. mysalis
Binomial name
Hadennia mysalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Bertula mysalisWalker, 1859
  • Hadennia mysalisWalker, 1859
  • Bertula albinotalisMoore, 1877
  • Hadennia purnosaMoore, [1885]
  • Hadennia ignicomaSwinhoe, 1890
  • Hadennia palpiplumalisM. Owada, 1987

Hadennia mysalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Sri Lanka, [1] Japan, [2] Taiwan, Thailand, Borneo, Myanmar and the Andaman Islands. [3] [4]

Diffuse dark brown-and-mauve banding runs across both forewings and hindwings. Pale yellow discal spots characteristic on the pale mauve band. This band is oblique in forewings. Discal spot is broader, slightly doubled and slightly yellowish. There is an irregular, punctate, white submarginal fascia. Labial palpi upcurved. [5]

References

  1. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 via Academia.
  2. "Hadennia mysalis Walker シロテンハナマガリアツバ". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. "Hadennia mysalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. Savela, Markku. "Hadennia mysalis (Walker, 1859)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. "Hadennia hypenalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.