Hypocala
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| Hypocala subsatura | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Description[]
Palpi porrect (extending forward), triangularly scaled, and rostriform. Antennae ciliated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia slightly hairy and spineless. Forewings with slightly arched costa towards rectangular apex. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs.[1]
Species[]
- Rothschild, 1915
- (Wallengren, 1856)
- Hypocala andremona Cramer, 1784
- Hypocala deflorata Fabricius, 1792
- A. E. Prout, 1927
- Hypocala florens Mabille, 1879
- Berio, 1955
- (Wallengren, 1856)
- Hypocala guttiventris Walker, [1858]
- Guenée, 1852
- (Fabricius, 1794)
- Hypocala subsatura Guenée, 1852
- Walker, 1866
- Swinhoe, 1915
- Hypocala velans Walker, 1857
- Hypocala violacea Butler, 1879
References[]
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Hypocala Guenée, 1852". Afromoths. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- Savela, Markku. "Hypocala Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
Categories:
- Hypocalinae
- Moth genera
- Erebidae stubs