''Hyposemansis'' 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
George Hampson
Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet (14 January 1860 – 15 October 1936) was an English entomologist.
Hampson studied at Charterhouse School and Exeter College, Oxford. He travelled to India to become a tea-planter in the Nilgiri Hills o ...
in 1895.
Species
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Hyposemansis albipuncta''
(Wileman, 1914) Taiwan
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Hyposemansis asbolaea''
(Lower, 1903) Queensland
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Hyposemansis cryptosema''
Hampson, 1926 New Guinea
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Hyposemansis lasiophora''
Hampson, 1926 Borneo
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Hyposemansis mediopallens''
Wileman & West, 1929 Philippines (Luzon)
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Hyposemansis singha''
(Guenée, 1852) Calcutta, Silhet, Taiwan, Sumatra
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Hyposemansis volvapex''
Kobes, 1994
References
Pangraptinae
Moth genera
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