''Rhypagla'' is a monotypic moth genus 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'') ...

erected by Ian W. B. Nye in 1975. Its only species, ''Rhypagla lacernaria'', was first described 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 1813. It is found in northern Africa, southern Europe, Cyprus, Transcaucasia, the Middle East and Iran.

Taxonomy

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily

Eublemminae The Boletobiinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae, containing about 956 species. The taxon was described by Achille Guenée in 1858. Taxonomy Phylogenetic analysis has determined that several subfamilies of the family Erebidae t ...

or the subfamily

Eustrotiinae The Eustrotiinae are a subfamily of moths, under 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 becau ...

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 ...

References

Boletobiinae Noctuoidea genera {{Boletobiinae-stub