| Hypospila contortalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Hypospila |
| Species: | H. contortalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypospila contortalis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hypospila contortalis is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Madagascar. [2]
Lepidoptera is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 per cent of the total described species of living organisms. It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world. The Lepidoptera show many variations of the basic body structure that have evolved to gain advantages in lifestyle and distribution. Recent estimates suggest the order may have more species than earlier thought, and is among the four most speciose orders, along with the Hymenoptera, Diptera, and Coleoptera.
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
The Calpinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1840. This subfamily includes many species of moths that have a pointed and barbed proboscis adapted to piercing the skins of fruit to feed on juice, and in the case of the several Calyptra species of vampire moths, to piercing the skins of mammals to feed on blood. The subfamily contains some large moths with wingspans longer than 5 cm (2 in).
Hypospila is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Tochara is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae.
Hypospila thermesina is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean on the Seychelles and La Réunion.
The Acantholipini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae.
Lineodes contortalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Brazil and Cuba.
Neoanalthes contortalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in the Russian Far East, China and Korea.
Hypospila dochmotoma is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Hypospila laurentensis is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Madagascar.
Hypospila trimacula is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Madagascar.
Hypospila elongata is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands.
Hypospila pseudobolinoides is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands.
Hypospila ochracea is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands.
Hypospila brunnescens is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Indonesia.
Hypospila infimoides is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Surinam.
Hypospila iridicolor is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Indonesia.
Hypospila similis is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found on Samoa and Fiji.
Hypospila tamsi is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found on the New Hebrides.
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