Hyphantria

Hyphantria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Hyphantria
Harris, 1841
Type species
Hyphantria textor
Harris, 1841

Hyphantria is a genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family. The moths are primarily found in North and Central America. One species, Hyphantria cunea, was introduced in Western, Central and Eastern Eurasia.

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