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Hipoepa fractalis

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Hipoepa fractalis
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H. fractalis
Binomial name
Hipoepa fractalis
(Guenée, 1854)[1]
Synonyms
  • Herminia fractalis Guenée, 1854
  • Polypogon fractalis
  • Bertula raptatalis Walker, 1859
  • Gonitis pusilla Butler, 1875
  • Zanclognatha invenustua Swinhoe, 1890
  • Zanclognatha fractalis feminina Strand, 1919
  • Paracolax castanea Rothschild, 1920
  • Hypena plebejus Rothschild, 1920
  • Hipoepa pusilla Butler, 1875[2]

Hipoepa fractalis is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Taiwan, China, Japan, Korea, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Yemen[3] and Australia (including Queensland).

Description

The wingspan is 19–34 mm.[4] Antennae of male not knotted and contorted nor serrate. A reddish brown moth. Fore wings with postmedial line more waved and crenulate. The submarginal line angled below costa and at middle.[5]

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ NHM.ac.uk
  3. ^ Afro Moths
  4. ^ Japanese Moths
  5. ^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.