Hypagoptera

Hypagoptera
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Lithosiini
Genus:
Hampson, 1900
Species:
H. rufeola
Binomial name
Hypagoptera rufeola
Hampson, 1900[1]

Hypagoptera is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains the single species Hypagoptera rufeola, which is found in South Africa.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hampson, George F. (1900). "Genus Hypagoptera, nov.". Catalogue of the Arctiadæ (Nolinæ, Lithosianæ) in the Collection of the British Museum. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. Vol. 2. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 179.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Hypagoptera rufeola Hampson, 1900". Afromoths. Retrieved December 18, 2017.