Hyperlopha

Hyperlopha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Hyperlopha; Hampson, 1895

Hyperlopha is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1895.

Description

Palpi with second joint reaching above vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae with long cilia and bristles in male. Thorax with a high sharp tuft found behind collar. Abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia slightly hairy. Forewings with arched costa. Apex acute and produced. Hindwings with rounded outer margin. Vein 5 from near middle of discocellulars.^[1]

Species

Hyperlopha amicta Turner, 1903
Hyperlopha aridela Turner, 1902
Hyperlopha cristifera Walker, 1865

Images

Image: Hyperlopha aridela Turner, 1902 (Noctuidae: Catocalinae), Male - QLD, Kalpower State Forest, 20 February 2000, J.C. Keast leg. (Keast Collection ANIC).

References

↑ 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. "Hyperlopha Hampson, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.