Hapana verticalis is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan, Gabon, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania.

They have a wing length between 7.5 and 9.5 mm. Externally this species is very similar to Hapana carcealis. The male can be distinguished by the large reddish patch at the hindwings of H. carcealis and the genitalia are different.

Hapana verticalis

References

Thyrididae

Lepidoptera of Angola

Lepidoptera of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lepidoptera of Kenya

Lepidoptera of Mozambique

Lepidoptera of South Africa

Lepidoptera of Sudan

Lepidoptera of Tanzania

Lepidoptera of Uganda

Lepidoptera of West Africa

Lepidoptera of Zambia

Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa

Moths described in 1899

Hapana verticalis