Hypocala violacea

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Hypocala violacea is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
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Hypocala violacea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypocala
Species:
H. violacea
Binomial name
Hypocala violacea
Butler, 1879
Synonyms
  • Hypocala clarissima Butler, 1892
  • Hypocala kebeae Bethune-Baker, 1906
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Description

Sri Lankan specimens have black markings on dorsal side of hindwings and ventral side of forewings are rather narrow.[1] [2] The larvae feed on Diospyros species.

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