''Heteropalpia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. The genus was erected by
Emilio Berio
Emilio Berio (13 October 1905 – 28 October 1993, Genoa) was an Italian entomologist and lawyer.
He described several new genera and species of moths, mostly Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a ...
in 1939.
Species
* ''
Heteropalpia acrosticta''
Püngeler, 1904
* ''
Heteropalpia cortytoides''
Berio, 1939
* ''
Heteropalpia makabana''
Hacker & Fibiger, 2006
* ''
Heteropalpia profesta''
Christoph, 1887
* ''
Heteropalpia rosacea''
Rebel, 1907
* ''
Heteropalpia vetusta''
Walker, 1865
* ''
Heteropalpia wiltshirei''
Hacker & Ebert, 2002
References
*Hacker, H. & Fibiger, M. (2006). "Updated list of Micronoctuidae, Noctuidae (s.l.), and Hyblaeidae species of Yemen, collected during three expeditions in 1996, 1998 and 2000, with comments and descriptions of species". ''Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie''. 12: 75-166.
*
Ophiusini
Moth genera
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