Hyperlopha

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Hyperlopha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Genus:
Hyperlopha

Hampson, 1895

Hyperlopha is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1895.[1][2][3]

Description[]

Palpi with second joint reaching above vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae with long cilia and bristles in male. Thorax with a high sharp tuft found behind collar. Abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia slightly hairy. Forewings with arched costa. Apex acute and produced. Hindwings with rounded outer margin. Vein 5 from near middle of discocellulars.[4]

Species[]

  • Turner, 1903 northern Queensland
  • Turner, 1902 Queensland
  • Berio, 1971 Indochina
  • Berio, 1971 Indochina
  • (Swinhoe, 1890) Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, Taiwan
  • Hyperlopha cristifera (Walker, 1865) Ceylon, Andamans, Kei, Hiamalayas
  • Holloway, 2005 Borneo
  • (Walker, 1864) Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo
  • Holloway, 1976 Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia
  • Viette, 1968 Madagascar
  • Viette, 1968 Madagascar
  • Viette, 1968 Madagascar
  • (Kenrick, 1917) Madagascar

References[]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (March 10, 2020). "Hyperlopha Hampson, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hyperlopha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Hyperlopha Hampson, 1895". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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