Amphipyra

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Amphipyra
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Amphipyra pyramidea (Copper underwing)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Amphipyrinae
Tribe: Amphipyrini
Genus: Amphipyra
Ochsenheimer, 1816
Synonyms
  • PyroisHübner, [1820]
  • ScotophilaHübner, [1820]
  • PyrophilaStephens, 1829
  • SyntomopusGuenée, 1837
  • PhilopyraGuenée, 1838
  • NeocomiaRougemont, 1901
  • PyramidcampaBeck, 1991
  • AdpyramidcampaBeck, 1991
  • AdamphipyraBeck, 1991
  • TetrapyraBeck, 1991
  • AntiamphipyraBeck, 1991
  • AnpyramideaBeck, 1996
  • ObtuscampaBeck, 1996

Amphipyra is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae, the only genus in the tribe Amphipyrini. [1]

Selected species

The following species are recognised in the genus Amphipyra:

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References

  1. ↑ Keegan, Kevin; Rota, Jadranka; Zahiri, Reza; Zilli, Alberto; et al. (2021). "Toward a Stable Global Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) Taxonomy". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 5 (3). doi: 10.1093/isd/ixab005 .
  2. ↑ Amphipyra pyramidoides, Butterflies and Moths of North America


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