Hydrillodes uliginosalis Guenée, 1854 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hydrillodes uliginosalis Guenée, 1854

Hydrillodes uliginosalis Guenée, 1854

Hydrillodes uliginosalis is a sexually dimorphic litter moth in the Erebidae family found across subtropical Africa.

Family
Genus
Hydrillodes
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Hydrillodes uliginosalis Guenée, 1854

Hydrillodes uliginosalis, first described by Guenée in 1854, is a species of litter moth that belongs to the family Erebidae. It can be found across many countries in subtropical Africa, including the islands located in the Indian Ocean. This species exhibits pronounced sexual dimorphism. Females have brown to clear brown colouration, while males are very dark, appearing almost black. The forewings of this moth measure between 13 and 14 mm in length.

Photo: (c) Henry de Lange, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Henry de Lange · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Hydrillodes

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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