About Hydrillodes lentalis Guenée, 1854
Hydrillodes lentalis Guenée, 1854 has a forewing length of 24 to 30 mm. The second joint of its palpi is smoothly scaled on the front side. In males, the palpi have a long, curved third joint, and a slight tuft of hair. The fore tibia is fringed with hair, and male antennae are minutely ciliated. The forewings have a round apex, and lack a costal fold, costal tuft, and nervule distortion. The body is fuscous brown. The base of the forewings is dark. The antemedial area is pale or reddish brown, crossed by a more or less developed, ill-defined dark medial band. A black speck or spot is sometimes present at the end of the cell. The outer half of the forewing is dark, with an indistinct pale waved submarginal line. The hindwings are pale, with an indistinct cell-spot and postmedial line that are prominent on the ventral surface. The larvae of this species feed on dead leaves and many types of grass.
