Biology:Hypena

Short description: Genus of moths

Hypena
Hypena proboscidalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Hypeninae
Genus:	Hypena Schrank, 1802
Synonyms
Erichila Billberg, 1820 Herpyzon Hübner, 1822 Bomolocha Hübner, [1825] Ophiuche Hübner, [1825] Badausa Walker, [1863] Peliala Walker, 1865 Phanaspa Walker, [1866] Plathypena Grote, 1873 Euhypena Grote, 1873 Lomanaltes Grote, 1873 Meghypena Grote, 1873 Macrhypena Grote, 1873 Mathura Moore, 1882 Apanda Moore, 1882 Hypoepa Leech, 1889 Nesamiptis Meyrick, 1899 Tomyris H. Druce, 1890 Anepischetos J. B. Smith, 1900 Ogoas H. Druce, 1890 Trichypena de Joannis, 1915 Rowdenia Nye, 1975 Jussalypena Lödl, 1994 Tetrastictypena Lödl, 1994 Extremypena Lödl, 1994 Biangulypena Lödl, 1994 Conscitalypena Lödl, 1994 Pseudodichromia Lödl, 1994 Obesypena Beck, 1996 Rosthypena Beck, 1996

Hypena is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802. These non-migratory moths overwinter as pupae and almost never estivate as adults.

Taxonomy

The genus includes the former Bomolocha species.

Description

Antennae minutely ciliated in male. An acute frontal tuft present. Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with dorsal tufts. Mid and hind tibia slightly hairy. Forewings with acute and depressed apex.

Selected species

The following species are included in the genus. The lists may be incomplete.

Extant

• Hypena abalienalis Walker, 1859 – white-lined hypena moth, white-lined bomolocha moth
• Hypena abyssinalis Guénée, 1854
• Hypena abyssinialis Guenée, 1854
• Hypena albopunctalis (Leech, 1889)
• Hypena amica (Bulter, 1878)
• Hypena angustalis (Warren, 1913)
• Hypena annulalis Grote, 1876
• Hypena appalachiensis (Butler, 1987)
• Hypena assimilis Hampson, 1891
• Hypena atomaria (Smith, 1903)
• Hypena baltimoralis Guénée, 1854 – Baltimore bomolocha moth or Baltimore hypena moth
• Hypena bijugalis Walker, 1859 – dimorphic bomolocha moth, dimorphic hypena moth, or toothed snout moth
• Hypena californica Behr, 1870
• Hypena colombana Moore, [1885]
• Hypena conscitalis Walker, 1866
• Hypena cowani Viette, 1968
• Hypena crassalis (Fabricius, 1787) – beautiful snout moth
• Hypena cruca (Strand, 1920)
• Hypena cyanea (Hampson, 1893)
• Hypena deceptalis Walker, 1859 – deceptive hypena moth
• Hypena decorata J. B. Smith, 1884
• Hypena degesalis Walker, 1859
• Hypena denticulata (Moore, 1882)
• Hypena depalpis Strand, 1920
• Hypena desquamata (Strand, 1920)
• Hypena dichromialis Strand, 1920
• Hypena ducalis Schaus & Clemens, 1893
• Hypena edictalis Walker, 1859 – large bomolocha moth
• Hypena eductalis Walker, 1859
• Hypena erikae Lödl, 1994
• Hypena euryzostra Turner, 1932
• Hypena extensa Walker, [1866]
• Hypena furva Wileman, 1911
• Hypena fuscomaculalis Saalmüller, 1880
• Hypena gonospilalis Walker, 1866
• Hypena griseapex Hampson, 1891
• Hypena griveaudi Viette, 1968
• Hypena gypsospila Turner, 1903
• Hypena hemiphaea de Joannis, 1915
• Hypena heuloa (Smith, 1905)
• Hypena hoareae Holloway, 1977
• Hypena humuli Harris, 1841 – hop looper moth or hop vine moth
• Hypena iconicalis Walker, 1859
• Hypena incognata Bethune-Baker, 1908
• Hypena indicatalis Walker, 1859
• Hypena indistincta Wileman, 1915
• Hypena isogona Meyrick, 1889
• Hypena jocosalis Walker, [1859]
• Hypena jusssalis (Walker, 1859)
• Hypena kanshireiensis Wileman, 1916
• Hypena kingdoni Viette, 1968
• Hypena labatalis Walker, 1859
• Hypena laceratalis Walker, [1859] – lantana defoliator moth
• Hypena lignealis Walker, 1866
• Hypena lividalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Hypena longipennis Walker, 1866
• Hypena madefactalis Guénée, 1854 – gray-edged hypena moth or gray-eyed bomolocha moth
• Hypena malagasy (Viette, 1968)
• Hypena manalis Walker, 1859 – flowing-line hypena moth
• Hypena mandatalis Walker, 1859
• Hypena minualis Guénée, 1854 – sooty bomolocha moth
• Hypena modestoides Poole, 1989 (=Hypena modesta J. B. Smith, 1895)
• Hypena molpusalis Walker, 1859
• Hypena munitalis Mann, 1861
• Hypena namaqualis Guenée, 1854
• Hypena napa Strand, 1920
• Hypena napana Strand, 1920
• Hypena nasutalis Guenée, 1854
• Hypena neoeductalis Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2010 (=Hypena (Bomolocha) eductalis Hampson, 1895)
• Hypena neoplyta Prout, 1925
• Hypena obacerralis Walker, 1859
• Hypena obesalis Treitschke, 1828 – Paignton snout moth
• Hypena obfuscalis Hampson, 1893
• Hypena obsitalis (Hübner, 1813) – Bloxworth snout moth
• Hypena obsoleta Butler, 1877
• Hypena occata Hampson, 1882
• Hypena ophiusinalis Mabille, 1879
• Hypena ophiusoides Moore, 1882
• Hypena opulenta (Christoph, 1877)
• Hypena orthographa Turner, 1932
• Hypena palpalis (Hübner, 1796)
• Hypena palparia Walker, 1861 – variegated snout moth or mottled bomolocha moth
• Hypena parva (Wileman, 1916)
• Hypena pelodes Turner, 1932
• Hypena perspicua (Leech, 1900)
• Hypena peterseni Strand, 1920
• Hypena poa Strand, 1920
• Hypena polycyma Hampson, 1902
• Hypena porrectalis Fabricius, 1794
• Hypena proboscidalis (Linnaeus, 1758) – snout moth
• Hypena quaesitalis Walker, 1859
• Hypena ramstadtii (Wyatt, 1967)
• Hypena rostralis (Linnaeus, 1758) – buttoned snout moth
• Hypena sabinis Lödl, 1994
• Hypena saltalis Schaus & Clemens, 1893
• Hypena satsumalis Leech, 1889
• Hypena scabra (Fabricius, 1798) – green cloverworm moth or black snout moth
• Hypena simplex (Lucas, 1895)
• Hypena sinuosa Wileman, 1911
• Hypena sordidula Grote, 1872 – sordid hypena moth
• Hypena strigata (Fabricius)
• Hypena strigatus (Fabricius, 1798)
• Hypena striolalis Aurivillius, 1910
• Hypena subcyanea Butler, 1881
• Hypena subidalis Guenée, 1854
• Hypena subvittalis Walker, 1866
• Hypena sylpha Butler, 1887
• Hypena taiwana (Wileman, 1915)
• Hypena tenebralis (Strand, 1920)
• Hypena toyi (Viette, 1968)
• Hypena trigonalis (Guenee, 1854)
• Hypena tristalis Lederer, 1853
• Hypena umbralis (Smith, 1884)
• Hypena variabilis Druce, 1890
• Hypena varialis Walker, 1866
• Hypena vega (Smith, 1900)
• Hypena veronikae Lödl, 1994
• Hypena verticalis Hampson, 1910
• Hypena vestita (Moore, [1885])
• Hypena vetustalis Guénée, 1854
• Hypena zillana Strand, 1920

Species brought into synonymy

• Hypena masurialis: synonym of Rhynchina obliqualis (Kollar, 1844)
• Hypena obliqualis: synonym of Rhynchina obliqualis (Kollar, 1844)
• Hypena sagitta: synonym of Dichromia sagitta (Fabricius, 1775)

Extinct

• Laysan dropseed noctuid moth (Hypena laysanensis)
• Hilo noctuid moth (Hypena newelli)
• Lovegrass noctuid moth (Hypena plagiota)
• Kaholuamano noctuid moth (Hypena senicula)

References

• Savela, Markku (July 26, 2019). "Hypena Schrank, 1802". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/hypeninae/hypena/. 
• Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Hypena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=290959. 
• Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Hypena Schrank, 1802". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=14146.0. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1932416 entry