Hexamitoptera lawinda

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Hypopyrini
Genus: Hexamitoptera
Species: H. lawinda
Binomial name
Hexamitoptera lawinda
(Pagenstecher, 1885)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypopyra lawinda Pagenstecher, 1885
  • Hexamitoptera lavinda Hampson, 1913

Hexamitoptera lawinda is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in Indonesia (Nias, Sumatra),[2] Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests.

The facies are similar to that of Hypopyra species, but is more silvery grey.[3]

References

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