What is "hemiphruda"

Hemiphruda mecasa is a moth in the Drepanidae family and only species in the Hemiphruda genus. It was described by Swinhoe in 1894. It is found in India.

Adults are brown, the forewings with two black spots at the end of the cell, one at the upper end and the other below. There is a diffuse band from the apex of the fore wings to the abdomen. The hindwings have a straight band of three thick brown lines, but not very distinct.