Hypocala

Hypocala
Hypocala subsatura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Hypocalinae
Genus: Hypocala
Guenée, 1852

Hypocala is a genus of moths of the Erebidae family.

Description

Palpi porrect, triangularly scaled, and rostriform. Antennae ciliated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia slightly hairy and spineless. Fore wings with slightly arched costa towards rectangular apex. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs.[1]

Species

References

  1. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.


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