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Hibrildes norax

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Species of moth

Hibrildes norax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Hibrildes
Species: H. norax
Binomial name
Hibrildes norax
Druce, 1888
Synonyms
  • Hibrildes carpenteri Poulton, 1929
  • Hibrildes sheffieldi Poulton, 1929
  • Anengya spiritalis Karsch, 1895

Hibrildes norax is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Druce in 1888. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga), Guinea, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Adults are semihyaline, the fore- and hindwings uniformly covered with yellowish-white scales, with all the veins light brown.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Hibrildes norax​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Druce, H. 1887b. Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, mostly from tropical Africa. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887: 675–676 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Hibrildes norax


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