Hypena

Hypena
Hypena proboscidalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Hypeninae
Genus: Hypena
Schrank, 1802
Synonyms
  • Apanda Moore, 1882
  • Anepischetos Smith, 1900
  • Badausa Walker, 1863
  • Bomolocha Hübner, 1825
  • Jussalypena
  • Lomanaltes Grote, 1873
  • Nesamiptis Meyrick, 1899
  • Ophiuche
  • Peliala
  • Phanaspa
  • Plathypena

Hypena is a genus of moths in the Noctuidae family. This genus includes the former Bomolocha species. These are not migratory, overwinter as pupae and are among the few Noctuidae species that almost never come to bait.

Selected species

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Extinct species (incomplete):

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