Hypena malagasy

Hypena malagasy is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pierre Viette in 1968. It is native to central eastern Madagascar.^[1]

Hypena malagasy
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Hypena
Species:	H. malagasy
Binomial name
Hypena malagasy (Viette, 1968)
Synonyms
Sarmatia malagasy Viette, 1968

This species has a wingspan of 34 mm. The basic colour of its wings is violet brown or chocolate brown.^[2]