"Hypena laceratalis", the lantana defoliator, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is native to Africa to Yemen and India, but was deliberately introduced to Australia via Hawaii in 1965 to control the weed "Lantana camara".
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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