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Hypopyra capensis

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Hypopyra capensis
H. capensis female
H. capensis male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypopyra
Species:
H. capensis
Binomial name
Hypopyra capensis
Herrich-Schäffer, 1854[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypopyra endoxantha (Hampson, 1913)
  • Enmonodia endoxantha Hampson, 1913
  • Hypopyra hampsoni (Aurivillius, 1925)
  • Enmonodia hampsoni Aurivillius, 1925
  • Hypopyra lunifera (Aurivillius, 1925)
  • Hypopyra occidentalis (Hampson, 1913)
  • Enmonodia occidentalis Hampson, 1913
  • Hypopyra plumbefusa (Hampson, 1913)
  • Enmonodia plumbefusa Hampson, 1913
  • Hypopyra pulverulenta (Hampson, 1913)
  • Enmonodia pulverulenta Hampson, 1913

Hypopyra capensis is a moth of the Erebidae family.[2][3] This moth species is commonly found in Africa, ranging from Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zaire, Swaziland to Zambia.

H. capensis in South Africa
H. capensis in Madagascar

References

  1. ^ taxapad.com
  2. ^ Poole, R. W.(1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
  3. ^ "Hypopyra capensis". Zip Code Zoo. p. 1. Retrieved 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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