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Hyperlopha
Hyperlopha compactilis
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.

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.

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

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.

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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