''Hypercallia'' is a

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of gelechioid moths.

Taxonomy

In some

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layouts, it is placed in the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...

Amphisbatinae __NOTOC__ The Amphisbatinae was a small subfamily of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Like their relatives therein, their exact relationships are not yet very well resolved. The present lineage is often included in the Depressariinae as a ...

of the

concealer moth Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this. ...

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(Oecophoridae). Delimitation of Amphisbatinae versus the closely related

Depressariinae The Depressariinae – sometimes spelled "Depressiinae" in error – are a subfamily of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Like their relatives therein, their exact relationships are not yet very well resolved. It has been considered ...

and

Oecophorinae __NOTOC__ The Oecophorinae are the nominate subfamily of moths in the concealer moth family (biology), family (Oecophoridae). They are part of the insufficiently studied Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and like their relatives, the Circu ...

is a major problem of Gelechioidea

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and

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, and some authors separate the former two as full-blown families (Amphisbatidae and Depressariidae), and/or include the Amphisbatinae in Depressariinae (or Depressariidae), or merge them in the Oecophorinae outright.

Species

The

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of ''Hypercallia'' are:FE (2009), and see references in Savela (2001) *'' Hypercallia alexandra'' (Meyrick, 1909) *'' Hypercallia argyropa'' Meyrick, 1914 *''

Hypercallia arista ''Hypercallia arista'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1912. It is found in Mexico (Veracruz). The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingti ...

'' Walsingham, 1912 *''

Hypercallia bruneri ''Hypercallia bruneri'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1934. It is found in Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla d ...

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Hypercallia catenella ''Hypercallia catenella'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1877. It is found in Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the ...

'' Zeller, 1877 *'' Hypercallia chaldaica'' (Meyrick, 1913) *'' Hypercallia chionastra'' Meyrick, 1926 *'' Hypercallia chionopis'' Meyrick, 1916 *''

Hypercallia citrinalis ''Hypercallia citrinalis'' is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Europe, Asia Minor, Georgia (country), Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Mongolia and southern Siberia (Altai, Minusinsk, Irkutsk). The wingspan is about 19 mm.The ...

'' (Scopoli, 1763) *''

Hypercallia citroclista ''Hypercallia citroclista'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Brazil. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the ...

'' Meyrick, 1930 *''

Hypercallia cnephaea ''Hypercallia cnephaea'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1912. It is found in Panama. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the ...

'' (Walsingham, 1912) *''

Hypercallia crocatella ''Hypercallia crocatella'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1877. It is found in Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South Americ ...

'' Zeller, 1877 *''

Hypercallia cupreata ''Hypercallia cupreata'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1905. It is found in Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia ...

'' (Dognin, 1905) *''

Hypercallia cuprones ''Hypercallia cuprones'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by van Gijen in 1912. It is found on Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Se ...

'' van Gijen, 1912 *''

Hypercallia cyathopa ''Hypercallia cyathopa'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Colombia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the ...

'' (Meyrick, 1913) *''

Hypercallia diplotrocha ''Hypercallia diplotrocha'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found in Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It ...

'' Meyrick, 1937 *'' Hypercallia gnorisma'' (Walsingham, 1912) *''

Hypercallia haematella ''Hypercallia haematella'' is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Mauritius and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provin ...

'' (Felder, 1875) *'' Hypercallia halobapta'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Hypercallia heliodepta'' Meyrick, 1932 *'' Hypercallia heliomima'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Hypercallia heterochroma'' Clarke, 1971 *'' Hypercallia incensella'' Zeller, 1877 *'' Hypercallia inguinaris'' van Gijen, 1912 *'' Hypercallia leucothyrsa'' (Meyrick, 1938) *'' Hypercallia longimaculata'' (Dognin, 1905) *'' Hypercallia loxochorda'' Meyrick, 1926 *'' Hypercallia lydia'' (Druce, 1901) *'' Hypercallia miltopa'' (Meyrick, 1912) *'' Hypercallia miniata'' (Dognin, 1905) *'' Hypercallia niphocycla'' Meyrick, 1926 *'' Hypercallia obliquistriga'' Dognin, 1905 *'' Hypercallia orthochaeta'' (Meyrick, 1913) *'' Hypercallia phlebodes'' (Walsingham, 1912) *'' Hypercallia psittacopa'' (Meyrick, 1912) *'' Hypercallia pyrarcha'' Meyrick, 1910 *'' Hypercallia rhodosarca'' (Walsingham, 1912) *'' Hypercallia sarcodes'' Diakonoff, 1954 *'' Hypercallia sincera'' Meyrick, 1909 *'' Hypercallia subreticulata'' Walsingham, 1881 *'' Hypercallia syntoma'' (Walsingham, 1912) *'' Hypercallia unilorata'' (Meyrick, 1933)

Former species

*'' Hypercallia calidaria'' Meyrick, 1921

Footnotes

References

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Version of 2001-NOV-07. Retrieved 2012-JAN-27. Hypercalliinae Taxa named by James Francis Stephens {{Hypercalliinae-stub