| Hypeninae | |
|---|---|
| The Snout, Hypena proboscidalis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypeninae |
| Genera | |
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c. 50, see text |
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Hypeninae is a subfamily of moth family Noctuidae. A notable species is Mecistoptera griseifusa which lives solely on tears it drinks with its proboscis.