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Hipoepa fractalis is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Taiwan, China, Japan, Kenya, Korea, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cape Verde, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Yemen[3] and Australia (including Queensland).
Description
The wingspan is 19–34 mm.[4] Antennae of male not knotted and contorted nor serrate. A reddish-brown moth. Forewings with postmedial line more waved and crenulate. The submarginal line angled below costa and at middle.[5]
References
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Polypogon fractalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Hipoepa fractalis (Guenée, 1854)". Afromoths. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ Japanese Moths
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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