Hydrillodes uliginosalis
| Hydrillodes uliginosalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Hydrillodes |
| Species: | H. uliginosalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrillodes uliginosalis Guenée, 1854 | |
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Hydrillodes uliginosalis is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found throughout many countries of subtropical Africa (including islands of the Indian Ocean).[1]
This species has strong sexual dimorphism: the females are brown/clear brown, the males are very dark coloured, almost black.
The length of the forewings is 13–14 mm.
References
External links
- drlegrain.be: pictures of Hydrillodes uliginosalis
- boldsystems.org: Picture of Hydrillodes uliginosalis
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