''Hypocala'' 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 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'') ...
first described by
Achille Guenée
Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist.
Biography
Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun.
He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very earl ...
in 1852.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), triangularly scaled, and rostriform. Antennae ciliated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia slightly hairy and spineless. Forewings with slightly arched costa towards rectangular apex. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs.
Species
* ''
Hypocala affinis''
Rothschild, 1915
* ''
Hypocala bohemani''
(Wallengren, 1856)
* ''
Hypocala andremona''
Cramer, 1784
* ''
Hypocala deflorata
''Hypocala deflorata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is widespread from India, Sri Lanka to Africa and to Australia and many Pacific islands. Records include China, Borneo, Qu ...
''
Fabricius, 1792
* ''
Hypocala dysdamarta''
A. E. Prout, 1927
* ''
Hypocala florens''
Mabille, 1879
* ''
Hypocala gaedei
''Hypocala'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), triangularly scaled, and rostriform. Antennae ciliated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scale ...
''
Berio, 1955
* ''
Hypocala genuina''
(Wallengren, 1856)
* ''
Hypocala guttiventris''
Walker, 858
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Events
By place
Europe
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* '' Hypocala plumicornis'' Guenée, 1852
* '' Hypocala rostrata'' (Fabricius, 1794)
* '' Hypocala subsatura'' Guenée, 1852
* '' Hypocala tenuis'' Walker, 1866
* '' Hypocala toana'' Swinhoe, 1915
* '' Hypocala velans'' Walker, 1857
* '' Hypocala violacea'' Butler, 1879
References
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Hypocalinae
Moth genera
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