Hypopyra capensis

Hypopyra capensis
H. capensis female
H. capensis male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Hypopyra
Species: H. capensis
Binomial name
Hypopyra capensis
Herrich-Schäffer, 1854[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypopyra endoxantha (Hampson, 1913)
  • Enmonodia endoxantha Hampson, 1913
  • Hypopyra hampsoni (Aurivillius, 1925)
  • Enmonodia hampsoni Aurivillius, 1925
  • Hypopyra lunifera (Aurivillius, 1925)
  • Hypopyra occidentalis (Hampson, 1913)
  • Enmonodia occidentalis Hampson, 1913
  • Hypopyra plumbefusa (Hampson, 1913)
  • Enmonodia plumbefusa Hampson, 1913
  • Hypopyra pulverulenta (Hampson, 1913)
  • Enmonodia pulverulenta Hampson, 1913

Hypopyra capensis is a moth of the family Erebidae.[2][3] This moth species is commonly found in Africa, ranging from Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zaire, Swaziland to Zambia.

H. capensis in South Africa
H. capensis in Madagascar

References

  1. taxapad.com
  2. Poole, R. W.(1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae Archived September 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
  3. "Hypopyra capensis". Zip Code Zoo. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2009. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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