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Hypercompe

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Hypercompe
Giant leopard moth,
Hypercompe scribonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Hypercompe
Hübner, 1819
Type species
Phalaena icasia
Cramer, 1777
Synonyms
  • Ecpantheria Hübner, 1820
  • Agaposoma C. Felder, 1874

Hypercompe is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1]

Taxonomy

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The species of the former subgenus Catenina are now considered as a distinct genus.[2] Several species were formerly separated in Ecpantheria, which is now regarded as a junior synonym.

Species

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The genus includes the following species:

References

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  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ Laguerre, Michel (2023-11). "Generic revision of Hypercompe Hübner, [1818] and allied genera with descriptions of new genera and new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)". Faunitaxys. 11 (75). AFCFF (Association française de Cartographie de la Faune et de la Flore): 1–34. doi:10.57800/faunitaxys-11(75). {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)