''Hydrillodes aviculalis'' is a species of litter moth of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

described by Achille Guenée in 1862. This species is known only from

Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...

where it is found at elevations above 500 m in primary forests. This species has the same sexual dimorphism as ''

Hydrillodes uliginosalis ''Hydrillodes uliginosalis'' is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found throughout many countries of subtropical Africa (including islands of the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five ...

'': the females are brown to dark brown, the males are very dark coloured, almost black. The clearer form had been described in 1932 by Joseph de Joannis as ''Bleptinodes borbonica'' that had been synonymised only in 2005 by Christian Guillermet.

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Moths described in 1862 Herminiinae Moths of Réunion Endemic fauna of Réunion {{Herminiinae-stub