Hypena gonospilalis (Walker, 1866)
(one synonym is : Hypena medioexcisa Rothschild, 1915)
HYPENINAENOCTUIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 8 February 2011)

Hypena gonospilalis
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moth has grey or brown patterned forewings each with an interior irregular dark area. The hindwings are plain brown.

The species is found across the south Pacific, including

  • Cook Islands,
  • Japan,
  • Taiwan,
    and in Australia in
  • Queensland.

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