''Hypoprepia'' is a genus 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

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1831.

Species

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Hypoprepia miniata ''Hypoprepia miniata'', the scarlet-winged lichen moth or scarlet lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Kirby in 1837. It is found from British Columbia south through the western side of the ...

'' (Kirby, 1837) *''

Hypoprepia fucosa ''Hypoprepia fucosa'', the painted lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1831. It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains. The wingspan Th ...

'' Hübner,

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Hypoprepia cadaverosa ''Hypoprepia cadaverosa'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herman Strecker in 1878. It is found in the US states of Colorado, Utah, South Carolina, South Dakota, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The wingspan The wingspa ...

'' Strecker, 1878 *''

Hypoprepia inculta ''Hypoprepia inculta'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882. It is found in the US Rocky Mountain states from the Mexico border north to southern Wyoming and the Black Hills of South Dakota. The habitat co ...

'' H. Edwards, 1882

References

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* Cisthenina Moth genera {{Cisthenina-stub