Hyperlopha

Hyperlopha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Calpinae
Genus:	Hyperlopha; Hampson, 1895

Hyperlopha is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1895.[1][2][3]

Description

Palpi with second joint reaching above vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae with long cilia and bristles in male. Thorax with a high sharp tuft found behind collar. Abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia slightly hairy. Forewings with arched costa. Apex acute and produced. Hindwings with rounded outer margin. Vein 5 from near middle of discocellulars.[4]

Species

Hyperlopha amicta Turner, 1903 northern Queensland
Hyperlopha aridela Turner, 1902 Queensland
Hyperlopha bigoti Berio, 1971 Indochina
Hyperlopha catenata Berio, 1971 Indochina
Hyperlopha compactilis (Swinhoe, 1890) Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, Taiwan
Hyperlopha cristifera (Walker, 1865) Ceylon, Andamans, Kei, Hiamalayas
Hyperlopha crucifera Holloway, 2005 Borneo
Hyperlopha discontenta (Walker, 1864) Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo
Hyperlopha flavipennis Holloway, 1976 Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia
Hyperlopha didyana Viette, 1968 Madagascar
Hyperlopha flexuosa Viette, 1968 Madagascar
Hyperlopha ralambo Viette, 1968 Madagascar
Hyperlopha rectefasciata (Kenrick, 1917) Madagascar

References

Savela, Markku (March 10, 2020). "Hyperlopha Hampson, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hyperlopha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Hyperlopha Hampson, 1895". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

External links

Image: "Hyperlopha aridela Turner, 1902 (Noctuidae: Catocalinae), Male - QLD, Kalpower State Forest, 20. Feb. 2000, J.C. Keast leg. (Keast Collection ANIC)". Australian Moths Online. CSIRO. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018.

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[1] Savela, Markku (March 10, 2020). "Hyperlopha Hampson, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 17, 2020.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hyperlopha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 17, 2020.

[3] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Hyperlopha Hampson, 1895". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 17, 2020.

[4] Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.