The Hypeninae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The taxon was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. A notable species is Mecistoptera griseifusa, which lives solely on tears it drinks with its proboscis.
Hypena is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802. These non-migratory moths overwinter as pupae and almost never come to bait as adults.
Acidon is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1896.
Anoratha is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Frederic Moore in 1867.
Catada is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1859.
Dichromia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1854.
Dida cidaria is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Dida of the family Erebidae. It is known to be found in Mexico. Both the genus and the species were first described by Herbert Druce in 1891.
Focillopis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Focillopis eclipsia, is known only from West Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1926.
Hiaspis is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae.
Rhynchina is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae, that was formerly placed in the Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1854.
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); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth ; piercing moths ; micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae. Some of the erebid moths are called owlets.
Anoratha sinuosa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Wileman and South in 1916. It is found in Taiwan.
Anoratha costalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1867. It is found in northern India.
Anoratha paritalis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1859 and is found in Sri Lanka.
Anoratha albitibita is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Wileman and West in 1930. It is found on Luzon in the Philippines.
Anoratha nabalua is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1976. It is found on Borneo.
Hypena conscitalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found throughout Africa, from Senegal to South Africa, in South and South-East Asia as well as in Australia and on some Pacific and Indian Ocean islands.
Hypena malagasy is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pierre Viette in 1968. It is native to central eastern Madagascar.
Dichromia sagitta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in India, Macau, Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan.
Ametropalpis vidua is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Jacob Holland in 1894. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Rwanda and Uganda.
