''Amphipyra'' is a

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s in the family

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, the only genus in the

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Amphipyrini.

Selected species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Amphipyra'': * '' Amphipyra acheron'' Draudt, 1950 * '' Amphipyra albicilia'' Hampson, 1894 * '' Amphipyra albolineola'' Yoshimoto, 1993 * '' Amphipyra alpherakii'' (Staudinger, 1888) * '' Amphipyra amentet'' Babics, Benedek & Saldaitis, 2013 * '' Amphipyra anophthalma'' Boursin, 1963 * '' Amphipyra averna'' Hreblay & Ronkay, 1997 * '' Amphipyra berbera'' Rungs, 1949 – Svensson's copper underwing * '' Amphipyra boursini'' Hacker, 1998 * '' Amphipyra brunneoatra'' Strand, 1916 * '' Amphipyra cancellata'' Warren, 1911 * '' Amphipyra charon'' Draudt, 1950 * '' Amphipyra cinnamomea'' (Goeze, 1781) * '' Amphipyra costiplaga'' Draudt, 1950 * '' Amphipyra cupreipennis'' Moore, 1882 * '' Amphipyra deleta'' Draudt, 1950 * '' Amphipyra deletaiwana'' Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998 * '' Amphipyra effusa'' Boisduval, 1829 * '' Amphipyra erebina'' Butler, 1878 * '' Amphipyra formosana'' Hacker & Ronkay, 1998 * '' Amphipyra fuscusa'' Chang, 1989 * '' Amphipyra glabella'' (Morrison, 1874) – grey amphipyra or smooth amphipyra * '' Amphipyra herrichschaefferi'' Hacker & Peks, 1998 * '' Amphipyra herzigi'' Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998 * '' Amphipyra horiei'' Owada, 1996 * '' Amphipyra jankowskii'' Oberthür, 1884 * '' Amphipyra kautti'' Hacker, 2002 * '' Amphipyra livida'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) * '' Amphipyra magna'' Walker, 1865 * '' Amphipyra marmorea'' Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998 * '' Amphipyra micans'' Lederer, 1857 * '' Amphipyra microlitha'' Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998 * '' Amphipyra molybdea'' Christoph, 1867 * '' Amphipyra monochroma'' Yoshimoto, 1993 * '' Amphipyra monolitha'' Guenée, 1852 * '' Amphipyra okinawensis'' Sugi, 1982 * '' Amphipyra owadai'' Hreblay, Peregovits & Ronkay, 1999 * '' Amphipyra pallidipennis'' Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998 * '' Amphipyra perflua'' (Fabricius, 1787) * '' Amphipyra porphyrea'' Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998 * '' Amphipyra pyramidea'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – copper underwing, humped green fruitworm, or pyramidal green fruitworm * '' Amphipyra pyramidoides'' Guenée, 1852 – copper underwing''Amphipyra pyramidoides''
Butterflies and Moths of North America * '' Amphipyra schrenckii'' Ménétriés, 1859 * '' Amphipyra sergei'' (Staudinger, 1888) * '' Amphipyra shyrshana'' Chang, 1989 * '' Amphipyra stix'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1850 * '' Amphipyra striata'' Bremer & Grey, 1853 * '' Amphipyra strigata'' D. S. Fletcher, 1968 * '' Amphipyra subtrigua'' Bremer & Grey, 1853 * '' Amphipyra suryai'' Yoshimoto, 1993 * '' Amphipyra tetra'' (Fabricius, 1787) * '' Amphipyra tragopoginis'' (Clerck, 1759) – mouse moth * '' Amphipyra tripartita'' Butler, 1878

References

* * Noctuidae Noctuoidea genera {{Amphipyrinae-stub