''Heteropalpia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. The genus was erected by
Emilio Berio
Emilio Berio (13 October 1905 – 28 October 1993, Genoa) was an Italian entomologist and lawyer.
He described several new genera and species of moths, mostly Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are ...
in 1939.
Species
* ''
Heteropalpia acrosticta''
Püngeler, 1904
* ''
Heteropalpia cortytoides''
Berio, 1939
* ''
Heteropalpia makabana''
Hacker & Fibiger, 2006
* ''
Heteropalpia profesta''
Christoph, 1887
* ''
Heteropalpia rosacea''
Rebel, 1907
* ''
Heteropalpia vetusta''
Walker, 1865
* ''
Heteropalpia wiltshirei''
Hacker & Ebert, 2002
References
*Hacker, H. & Fibiger, M. (2006). "Updated list of Micronoctuidae, Noctuidae (s.l.), and Hyblaeidae species of Yemen, collected during three expeditions in 1996, 1998 and 2000, with comments and descriptions of species". ''Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie''. 12: 75–166.
*
Ophiusini
Moth genera
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