Hypena

Hypena
Hypena proboscidalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Subfamily:Hypeninae
Genus:Hypena
Schrank, 1802
Synonyms
  • Apanda Moore, 1882
  • Anepischetos Smith, 1900
  • Badausa Walker, 1863
  • Bomolocha Hübner, 1825
  • Jussalypena
  • Lomanaltes Grote, 1873
  • Nesamiptis Meyrick, 1899
  • Ophiuche
  • Peliala
  • Phanaspa
  • Plathypena

Hypena is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802. These non-migratory moths overwinter as pupae and almost never come to bait as adults.

Taxonomy

The genus includes the former Bomolocha species.

Description

Antennae minutely ciliated in male. An acute frontal tuft present. Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with dorsal tufts. Mid and hind tibia slightly hairy. Forewings with acute and depressed apex.[1]

Selected species

The following species are included in the genus. The lists may be incomplete.

Extant

Extinct

References

  1. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • Savela, Markku. "Hypena Schrank, 1802". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Hypena Schrank, 1802". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  • Media related to Hypena at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Hypena at Wikispecies
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