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Hypocala subsatura is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from the Oriental region to Sundaland.[1]

Hypocala subsatura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Hypocala
Species:	H. subsatura
Binomial name
Hypocala subsatura Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
Hypocala aspersa Butler, 1883 Hypocala subsatura var. limbata Butler, 1889

Adults have variable forewings, with a common and distinctive form that has an undulating grey border to the dorsum and a similar lens-shaped grey patch subapically on the costa.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Diospyros, Quercus, Garcinia, Caesalpinia, Carapa and Xylocarpus species. There are also records for Malus and Citrus species, but these might be related to adult feeding.

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