Biology:Niphonyx

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Short description: Genus and species of moth

Niphonyx
Niphonyx segregata (27723665954).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Condicinae
Genus: Niphonyx
Sugi in Inoue, Sugi, Kuroko, Moriuti & Kawabe, 1982
Species:
N. segregata
Binomial name
Niphonyx segregata
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Miana segregata Butler, 1878
  • Telesilla placens Staudinger, 1888

Niphonyx is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Shigero Sugi in 1982. Its only species, Niphonyx segregata, the hops angleshade, was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.[1][2][3] It is endemic to eastern Asia, including the Russian Far East, the Korean Peninsula, Japan , China and Taiwan. It was introduced to the north-eastern United States in the 1990s and is found from Connecticut south to at least Delaware.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. There are two generations per year in North America.

The larvae feed on hop species.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7039484 entry