Hypena masurialis
| Hypena masurialis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Hypena |
| Species: | H. masurialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypena masurialis Guenée, 1854[1] | |
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The Grey Snout (Hypena masurialis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It has a wide range, including Australia, Fiji, the Cook Islands, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Yemen[2] and the Canary Islands.[3]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have dark brown wings with a diagonal line from near the wingtip to halfway along the rear edge of each forewing.[4]
The larvae feed on Commelina cyanea.
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