''Niphonyx'' is a
monotypic moth genus of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
erected by Shigero Sugi in 1982. Its only species, ''Niphonyx segregata'', the hops angleshade, was
first described by
Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.
It is endemic to eastern Asia, including the
Russian Far East, the
Korean Peninsula,
Japan
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,
China
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and
Taiwan. It was introduced to the north-eastern United States in the 1990s and is found from
Connecticut south to at least
Delaware.
The
wingspan is 25–30 mm. There are two generations per year in North America.
The larvae feed on
hop
A hop is a type of jump.
Hop or hops may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Hop'' (film), a 2011 film
* Hop! Channel, an Israeli TV channel
* ''House of Payne'', or ''HOP'', an American sitcom
* Lindy Hop, a swing dance of the 1920s and ...
species.
References
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Hadeninae
Moths of Japan
Monotypic moth genera
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