Hypocala deflorata

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Hypocala deflorata
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Female
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Male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypocala
Species:
H. deflorata
Binomial name
Hypocala deflorata
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Hyblaea deflorataFabricius, 1794
  • Hypocala mooreiButler, 1892
  • Hypocala australiaeButler, 1892

Hypocala deflorata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is widespread from India, Sri Lanka to Africa and to Australia and many Pacific islands. Records include China, Borneo, Queensland, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Rotuma, Fiji, Samoa, Hawaii, Norfolk Island and New Zealand. [1]

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Description

Full-grown larvae are about 45 mm. [2]

The pupa is about 22 mm in length and is medium dark brown.

In the adult, the head, thorax and forewings are pale violaceous grey. Hindwings with large orange area. Marginal black area reduced and the two orange spots conjoined. Ventral side black on forewing reduced to two bars, and that on hindwing also much reduced. [3]

Ecology

The larvae feed on Diospyros pallens , Diospyros villosa , Diospyros dichrophylla , Diospyros lycioides , Maba sandwicensis , Royena and Sapota species. [4]

Subspecies

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References

  1. "Hypocala deflorata Fabricius". The Moths of Borneo.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (1 November 2014). "Hypocala deflorata Fabricius, 1794". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. "Hypocala deflorata, (Fabricius, 1794)". African Moths.