''Himantopterus'' is a genus 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
Himantopteridae
The Himantopteridae are a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea. The family is alternatively included in the family Anomoeotidae
The Anomoeotidae are a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera of about 40 species, with Afrotropical an ...
. It was described by
Constantin Wesmael
Constantin Wesmael (4 October 1798, in City of Brussels, Brussels – 26 October 1872, near to Saint-Josse-ten-Noode) was a Belgians, Belgian entomologist.
Life
Of modest origin, he was granted a bursary to study law. He taught, initially, ...
in 1836.
Species
* ''
Himantopterus caudata''
Moore, 1879
* ''
Himantopterus dohertyi
''Himantopterus'' is a genus of moths in the family Himantopteridae. It was described by Constantin Wesmael in 1836.
Species
* ''Himantopterus caudata'' Moore, 1879
* ''Himantopterus dohertyi'' Elwes, 1890
* ''Himantopterus fuscinervis'' Wesmael, ...
''
Elwes, 1890
* ''
Himantopterus fuscinervis''
Wesmael, 1836
* ''
Himantopterus nox''
Hering, 1937
* ''
Himantopterus nobuyukii''
Y. Kishida & Inomata, 1993
* ''
Himantopterus venatus''
Strand, 1914
* ''
Himantopterus zaida''
Doubleday, 1843
References
* , 1993: A new species of the himantopterid genus ''Himantopterus'' from Borneo (Lepidoptera). ''Tyô to Ga'', 44 (2): 49–51. Abstract and full article
Himantopteridae
Zygaenoidea genera
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