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''Hypenula'' is a
(Walker, 1859) – long-horned owlet moth
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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 litter moth
The Herminiinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The members of the subfamily are called litter moths because the caterpillars of most members feed on dead leaves of plants, though others feed on living leaves, and/or the mushro ...
s of 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 Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Augustus Radcliffe Grote (February 7, 1841 – September 12, 1903) was a British entomologist who described over 1,000 species of butterflies and moths.Osborn, H. 1937. Fragments of Entomological History. Columbus, OH: Published by the autho ...
in 1876.
Species
*''Hypenula cacuminalis
''Hypenula cacuminalis'', the long-horned owlet moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found from the south-eastern United States west to Texas and Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, ...
'' (Walker, 1859) – long-horned owlet moth
*''Hypenula caminalis
''Hypenula caminalis'' is a species of litter moth
The Herminiinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The members of the subfamily are called litter moths because the caterpillars of most members feed on dead leaves of plants, th ...
'' Smith, 1905
*''Hypenula complectalis
''Hypenula'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Augustus Radcliffe Grote (February 7, 1841 – September 12, 1903) was a British entomologist who described over 1,000 species ...
'' (Guenee, 1854)
*''Hypenula deleona
''Hypenula'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876.
Species
*'' Hypenula cacuminalis'' (Walker, 1859) – long-horned owlet moth
*'' Hypenula caminalis'' Smith, 1905
*'' ...
'' Schaus, 1916
*''Hypenula miriam
''Hypenula'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876.
Species
*'' Hypenula cacuminalis'' (Walker, 1859) – long-horned owlet moth
*'' Hypenula caminalis'' Smith, 1905
*'' ...
'' Schaus, 1916
References
Herminiinae Moth genera {{Herminiinae-stub