Hypena | |
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Hypena proboscidalis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Hypeninae |
Genus: |
Hypena Schrank, 1802 |
Synonyms | |
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Hypena is a genus of moths in the Erebidae family. These non-migratory moths overwinter as pupae and almost never come to bait as adults.
The genus includes the former Bomolocha species.
Antennae minutely ciliated in male. An acute frontal tuft present, Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with dorsal tufts. Mid and hind tibia slightly hairy. Fore wings with acute and depressed apex.
The following species are included in the genus. The lists may be incomplete.