Hypocala guttiventris
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Hypocala |
Species: | H. guttiventris
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Binomial name | |
Hypocala guttiventris Walker, 1858
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Hypocala guttiventris is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Queensland and New South Wales.
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults have brown forewings with a curved pale band along the inner margin. The hindwings are yellow with brown markings. There is a broad brown band running along the margin. They pierce fruit to suck the juice.[1]
References
- ^ "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2011-06-09.