Hyphantria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subtribe: | Spilosomina |
Genus: |
Hyphantria Harris, 1841 |
Type species | |
Hyphantria textor Harris, 1841 |
Hyphantria is a genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family. The moths are primarily found in North and Central America. One species, Hyphantria cunea, was introduced in Western, Central and Eastern Eurasia.