Hypopyra
Encyclopedia
Hypopyra is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family.
Species
- Hypopyra africana (Kirby, 1896)
- Hypopyra allardi (Oberthür, 1878) (syn: Hypopyra leucochiton (Mabille, 1884))
- Hypopyra burmanicaHypopyra burmanicaHypopyra burmanica is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Burma....
(Hampson, 1913) - Hypopyra capensisHypopyra capensisHypopyra capensis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. This moth species is commonly found in Africa, ranging from Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zaire, Swaziland to Zambia....
Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 - Hypopyra carneotinctaHypopyra carneotinctaHypopyra carneotincta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Botswana and South Africa....
(Hampson, 1913) - Hypopyra contractipennis (Joannis, 1912)
- Hypopyra feniseca Guenée, 1852
- Hypopyra guttata Wallengren, 1856
- Hypopyra lactipex (Hampson, 1913)
- Hypopyra malgassicaHypopyra malgassicaHypopyra malgassica is a moth of the Noctuidae family. This moth species is commonly found in Madagascar....
Mabille, 1878 - Hypopyra megalesia Mabille, 1879 (syn: Hypopyra bosei Saalmüller, 1880)
- Hypopyra meridionalis (Hampson, 1913)
- Hypopyra ochracea (Candeze, 1927)
- Hypopyra ossigeraHypopyra ossigeraHypopyra ossigera is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in mainland China and India.The wingspan is 56-74 mm.-External links:*...
Guenée, 1852 - Hypopyra padanga (Swinhoe, 1918)
- Hypopyra pudens Walker, 1858 (syn: Hypopyra grandaeva Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874, Hypopyra persimilis Moore, 1877)
- Hypopyra rufescens (Kirby, 1896)
- Hypopyra spermatophoraHypopyra spermatophoraHypopyra spermatophora is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in India....
(Hampson, 1913) - Hypopyra unistrigata Guenée, 1852 (syn: Hypopyra idonea (Walker, 1865), Hypopyra poeusaria (Walker, 1860))
- Hypopyra vespertilio (Fabricius, 1787) (syn: Hypopyra distans Moore, 1882, Hypopyra dulcina Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874, Hypopyra extricans Walker, 1858, Hypopyra hypopyroides (Walker, 1858), Hypopyra hypopyroides (Walker, 1869), Hypopyra pallida Moore, 1883, Hypopyra pandia Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874, Hypopyra shiva Guenée, 1852, Hypopyra signata Walker, 1869)
- Hypopyra villicosta (L.B. Prout, 1919)
- Hypopyra configurans Walker, 1858