Hypocala Guenee 1852

Hypocala Guenée, 1852 Hyblaea deflorata Fabricius, 1794. Diagnosis Proboscis well developed. Frons flat and smooth, with a tuft of hair above. Labial palps extending forwards, the third segment angled downwards, densely scaled, forming a triangle. Male antennae with short setae. Thoracic scales smooth. Tibiae without spines, covered with sparse hairs. Fore-wing relatively narrow, apex slightly rounded, outer margin nearly perpendicular to costa, colouration highly variable. Hind-wing dark brown with orange-yellow markings. Larvae with four pairs of abdominal prolegs, fully developed. Distribution China; Russia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea; Myanmar, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea; USA (Hawaii), Africa.