Hypopyra pudens is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Japan, India (Hindustan), Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan, Borneo, Sumatra and Sulawesi.[2] The habitat ranges from lowland areas, including disturbed and coastal areas, up to 1,618 meters.

Hypopyra pudens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypopyra
Species:
H. pudens
Binomial name
Hypopyra pudens
Walker, 1858[1]
Synonyms
  • Enmonodia pudens
  • Hypopyra grandaeva Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Hypopyra persimilis Moore, 1877
  • Enmonodia hypopyroides Walker, 1858

The length of the forewings is about 43 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Paraserianthes species, including Paraserianthes falcataria (= Falcataria moluccana).[4]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Hypopyra pudens Walker 1858". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ nkis.info
  3. ^ Final Instar and Metamorphosis of Hypopyra pudens
  4. ^ The Moths of Borneo