Hypena lividalis

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Hypena lividalis
Erebidae - Hypena (Hypena) lividalis.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypena
Species:
H. lividalis
Binomial name
Hypena lividalis
(Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms [1]
  • Pyralis lividalisHübner, 1796
  • Hypena abjuralisWalker, [1859]

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.

Adults are on wing year round. There are multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on Parietaria and Urtica species.

References

  1. 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