''Oligonyx'' is a genus of moths 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; the name is a junior homonym of the mantis genus ''

Oligonyx ''Oligonyx'' is a genus of mantises in the family Thespidae. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Oligonyx'': * '' Oligonyx bicornis'' Saussure, 1869 * '' Oligonyx bidens'' Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 * '' Oligonyx dohrni ...

'' Saussure, 1869, and must be replaced, following the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Despite that, its only species, ''Oligonyx vulnerata'', was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in south-eastern Siberia, Korea, Japan, northern and central China.

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Hadeninae Monotypic moth genera {{Hadeninae-stub