Hyperlopha

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Hyperlopha
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Hyperlopha compactilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Calpinae
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]

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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

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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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