Hypercompe

Hypercompe is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1]

Hypercompe
Giant leopard moth,
Hypercompe scribonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Hypercompe
Hübner, 1819
Type species
Phalaena icasia
Cramer, 1777
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria Hübner, 1820
  • Agaposoma C. Felder, 1874
  • Catenina Burmeister, 1883

Taxonomy

Several species were formerly separated in Ecpantheria, which is now regarded as a junior synonym.

Species

The genus includes the following species:

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
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