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Hibrildes norax

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Hibrildes norax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Hibrildes
Species:
H. norax
Binomial name
Hibrildes norax
Druce, 1888
Synonyms
  • Hibrildes carpenteri Poulton, 1929
  • Hibrildes sheffieldi Poulton, 1929
  • Anengya spiritalis Karsch, 1895

Hibrildes norax is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Druce in 1888.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga), Guinea, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2]

Adults are semihyaline, the fore- and hindwings uniformly covered with yellowish-white scales, with all the veins light brown.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Hibrildes norax​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Afro Moths
  3. ^ Druce, H. 1887b. Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, mostly from tropical Africa. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887: 675–676 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.