Hypocala deflorata

Hypocala deflorata
	Female
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Hypocala
Species:	H. deflorata
Binomial name
	Hypocala deflorata; (Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
	Hyblaea deflorata Fabricius, 1794; Hypocala moorei Butler, 1892; Hypocala australiae Butler, 1892;

Hypocala deflorata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is widespread from India, Sri Lanka to Africa and to Australia and many Pacific islands. Records include China, Borneo, Queensland, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Rotuma, Fiji, Samoa, Hawaii, Norfolk Island and New Zealand.^[1]

Description[]

Full-grown larva are about 45 mm. There is a green and a black form, as well as an intermediate form with a mostly black head, and much blackish mottling on the dorsal part.^[2]

The pupa is about 22 mm in length and is medium dark brown. Pupation takes place in a cell in the soil, or beneath trash on the surface. The cell is supplied with a few fibers of silk. The pupal period is 13–17 days.

In the adult, the head, thorax and forewings are pale violaceous grey. Hindwings with large orange area. Marginal black area reduced and the two orange spots conjoined. Ventral side black on forewing reduced to two bars, and that on hindwing also much reduced.^[3]

Ecology[]

The larvae feed on , , Diospyros dichrophylla, Diospyros lycioides, , Royena and Sapota species.^[4]

Subspecies[]

Hypocala deflorata deflorata
Hypocala deflorata australiae (Queensland, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Rotuma, Fiji, Samoa, Norfolk Island, New Zealand)

References[]

^ "Hypocala deflorata Fabricius". The Moths of Borneo.
^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (1 November 2014). "Hypocala deflorata Fabricius, 1794". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ "Hypocala deflorata, (Fabricius, 1794)". African Moths.

External links[]

Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.

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[1] "Hypocala deflorata Fabricius". The Moths of Borneo.

[2] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (1 November 2014). "Hypocala deflorata Fabricius, 1794". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[3] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[4] "Hypocala deflorata, (Fabricius, 1794)". African Moths.

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