Hapana verticalis

Last updated

Hapana verticalis
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Thyrididae
Genus: Hapana
Species:
H. verticalis
Binomial name
Hapana verticalis
(Warren, 1899) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hypolamprus verticalisWarren, 1899

Hapana verticalis is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan, Gabon, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania. [2]

They have a wing length between 7.5 and 9.5 mm. Externally this species is very similar to Hapana carcealis . The male can be distinguished by the large reddish patch at the hindwings of H. carcealis and the genitalia are different.

Related Research Articles

Kuja is a genus of African moths of the family Thyrididae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brachodidae</span> Family of moths

Brachodidae is a family of day-flying moths, commonly known as little bear moths, which contains about 135 species distributed around much of the world. The relationships and status of the presently included genera are not well understood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thyrididae</span> Family of moths

The Thyrididae comprise the family of picture-winged leaf moths. They are the only family in the superfamily Thyridoidea, which sometimes has been included in the Pyraloidea, but this isn't supported by cladistic analysis.

<i>Arniocera auriguttata</i> Species of moth

Arniocera auriguttata is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in South Africa.

Rhodesia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by William Warren in 1905.

<i>Thyris fenestrella</i> Species of moth

Thyris fenestrella, commonly known as the pygmy, is a moth of the family Thyrididae.

William Warren was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.

Hapana is a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae.

Hapana carcealis is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in India, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Seychelles (Aldabra), Comoros, Zimbabwe and Mauritius.

Hapana milloti is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in Madagascar.

Hapana minima is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in Cameroon, Mozambique and Angola.

<i>Banisia myrsusalis</i> Species of moth

Banisia myrsusalis, the sapodilla borer or sapota midrib folder, is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859 and is found in North America, Brazil, Australia, southern Asia and Africa.

Sijua is a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae from Africa.

Cecidothyris pexa is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in South Africa and Tanzania.

Mathoris magica is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Uganda.

Racotis zebrina is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1899. It is found in central, eastern and southern Africa, from Niger to South Africa.

<i>Epaena</i> Genus of moths

Epaena is a genus of African moths of the family Thyrididae.

Toosa is a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae erected by Francis Walker in 1856. The species are found in Africa.

<i>Hypotia aglossalis</i> Species of moth

Hypotia aglossalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypotia. It has a wingspan of 20mm.

References

  1. afromoths
  2. Whalley, 1971, The Thyrididae (Lepidoptera) of Africa and its islands, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, Supplement 17, p.100-103