Hypena malagasy
Species of moth
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Hypena malagasy is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pierre Viette in 1968. It is native to central eastern Madagascar.[1]
| Hypena malagasy | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Hypena |
| Species: | H. malagasy |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypena malagasy (Viette, 1968) | |
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This species has a wingspan of 34 mm. The basic colour of its wings is violet brown or chocolate brown.[2]
