Amphipyra

Amphipyra is a genus of moths. It is the only genus remaining in the subfamily Amphipyrinae, the others having been removed, e.g., to the Hadeninae.

Amphipyra
Copper underwing, Amphipyra pyramidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Amphipyrini
Genus: Amphipyra
Ochsenheimer, 1816
Synonyms
  • Pyrois Hübner, [1820]
  • Scotophila Hübner, [1820]
  • Pyrophila Stephens, 1829
  • Syntomopus Guenée, 1837
  • Philopyra Guenée, 1838
  • Neocomia Rougemont, 1901
  • Pyramidcampa Beck, 1991
  • Adpyramidcampa Beck, 1991
  • Adamphipyra Beck, 1991
  • Tetrapyra Beck, 1991
  • Antiamphipyra Beck, 1991
  • Anpyramidea Beck, 1996
  • Obtuscampa Beck, 1996

Selected species

  • Amphipyra acheron Draudt, 1950
  • Amphipyra albicilia Hampson, 1894
  • Amphipyra albolineola Yoshimoto, 1993
  • Amphipyra alpherakii (Staudinger, 1888)
  • Amphipyra amentet Babics, Benedek & Saldaitis, 2013
  • Amphipyra anophthalma Boursin, 1963
  • Amphipyra averna Hreblay & Ronkay, 1997
  • Amphipyra berbera Rungs, 1949 – Svensson's copper underwing
  • Amphipyra boursini Hacker, 1998
  • Amphipyra brunneoatra Strand, 1916
  • Amphipyra cancellata Warren, 1911
  • Amphipyra charon Draudt, 1950
  • Amphipyra cinnamomea (Goeze, 1781)
  • Amphipyra costiplaga Draudt, 1950
  • Amphipyra cupreipennis Moore, 1882
  • Amphipyra deleta Draudt, 1950
  • Amphipyra deletaiwana Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998
  • Amphipyra effusa Boisduval, 1829
  • Amphipyra erebina Butler, 1878
  • Amphipyra formosana Hacker & Ronkay, 1998
  • Amphipyra fuscusa Chang, 1989
  • Amphipyra glabella (Morrison, 1874) – grey amphipyra or smooth amphipyra
  • Amphipyra herrichschaefferi Hacker & Peks, 1998
  • Amphipyra herzigi Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998
  • Amphipyra horiei Owada, 1996
  • Amphipyra jankowskii Oberthür, 1884
  • Amphipyra kautti Hacker, 2002
  • Amphipyra livida (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Amphipyra magna Walker, 1865
  • Amphipyra marmorea Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998
  • Amphipyra micans Lederer, 1857
  • Amphipyra microlitha Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998
  • Amphipyra molybdea Christoph, 1867
  • Amphipyra monochroma Yoshimoto, 1993
  • Amphipyra monolitha Guenée, 1852
  • Amphipyra okinawensis Sugi, 1982
  • Amphipyra owadai Hreblay, Peregovits & Ronkay, 1999
  • Amphipyra pallidipennis Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998
  • Amphipyra perflua (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Amphipyra porphyrea Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998
  • Amphipyra pyramidea (Linnaeus, 1758) – copper underwing, humped green fruitworm, or pyramidal green fruitworm
  • Amphipyra pyramidoides Guenée, 1852 – copper underwing[1]
  • Amphipyra schrenckii Ménétriés, 1859
  • Amphipyra sergei (Staudinger, 1888)
  • Amphipyra shyrshana Chang, 1989
  • Amphipyra stix Herrich-Schäffer, 1850
  • Amphipyra striata Bremer & Grey, 1853
  • Amphipyra strigata D. S. Fletcher, 1968
  • Amphipyra subtrigua Bremer & Grey, 1853
  • Amphipyra suryai Yoshimoto, 1993
  • Amphipyra tetra (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Amphipyra tragopoginis (Clerck, 1759) – mouse moth
  • Amphipyra tripartita Butler, 1878

References

  1. Amphipyra pyramidoides, Butterflies and Moths of North America
  • Savela, Markku. "Amphipyra Ochsenheimer, 1816". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  • Beccaloni, George; et al. (eds.). "Search Results Subfamily: Amphipyrinae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 28, 2018.


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