''Hypercompe'' is a
genus of
tiger moths in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a 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 underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1819.
Taxonomy
Several species were formerly separated in ''Ecpantheria'', which is now regarded as a
junior synonym
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
* In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linna ...
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Species
The genus includes the following species:
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Hypercompe abdominalis
''Hypercompe abdominalis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae
The Erebidae are a 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 macro ...
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Hypercompe albescens
''Hypercompe albescens'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Guatemala.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Musa
Musa may refer to:
Places
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Hypercompe albicornis''
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Hypercompe albiscripta''
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Hypercompe alpha''
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Hypercompe amulaensis
''Hypercompe amulaensis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1889. It is found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Ame ...
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Hypercompe andromela''
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Hypercompe anomala''
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Hypercompe atra''
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Hypercompe bari''
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Hypercompe beckeri
''Hypercompe beckeri'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Watson and Goodger in 1986. It is found in Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the s ...
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Hypercompe bolivar''
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Hypercompe brasiliensis''
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Hypercompe bricenoi''
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Hypercompe burmeisteri''
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Hypercompe campinasa''
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Hypercompe castronis''
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Hypercompe caudata''
(Walker, 1855)
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Hypercompe cermelii''
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Hypercompe chelifer''
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Hypercompe confusa''
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Hypercompe conspersa''
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Hypercompe contexta''
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Hypercompe cotyora''
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Hypercompe cretacea''
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Hypercompe cunigunda
''Hypercompe cunigunda'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found in French Guiana
French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas ...
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Hypercompe decora''
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Hypercompe deflorata''
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Hypercompe detecta''
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Hypercompe dissimilis''
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Hypercompe dognini''
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Hypercompe dubia''
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Hypercompe ecpantherioides''
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Hypercompe eridanus
''Hypercompe eridanus'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. It is found in Colombia, Suriname and French Guiana.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Cissus'', ''Citrus'', '' Erythrina'', ''Ipomoea'', ...
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Hypercompe euripides''
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Hypercompe extrema''
(Walker, 1855)
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Hypercompe flavopunctata''
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Hypercompe fuscescens''
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Hypercompe ganglio''
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Hypercompe gaujoni''
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Hypercompe guyanensis''
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Hypercompe hambletoni''
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Hypercompe heterogena
''Hypercompe heterogena'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Oberthür in 1881. It is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in ...
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Hypercompe icasia''
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Hypercompe indecisa''
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Hypercompe jaguarina''
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Hypercompe kennedyi''
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Hypercompe kinkelini''
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Hypercompe laeta''
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Hypercompe lemairei''
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Hypercompe leucarctioides''
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Hypercompe magdalenae
''Hypercompe magdalenae'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Oberthür in 1881. It is found in Colombia and Bolivia
, image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg
, flag_alt = Horizonta ...
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Hypercompe marcescens''
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Hypercompe melanoleuca''
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Hypercompe mielkei''
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Hypercompe mus''
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Hypercompe muzina
''Hypercompe muzina'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Oberthür in 1881. It is found from Texas and Mexico to Brazil and Colombia.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Theobroma cacao
''Theobroma cacao'', ...
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Hypercompe nemophila''
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Hypercompe neurophylla''
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Hypercompe nigriloba''
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Hypercompe nigriplaga''
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Hypercompe obscura
''Hypercompe obscura'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Schaus in 1901. It is found in Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
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Hypercompe obsolescens''
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Hypercompe obtecta''
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Hypercompe ockendeni''
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Hypercompe ocularia''
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Hypercompe ochreator
''Hypercompe ochreator'' is a species of tiger moth first described by Felder and Rogenhofer in 1874. It is found in Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country i ...
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Hypercompe orbiculata''
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Hypercompe orsa''
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Hypercompe oslari''
(Rothschild, 910
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Hypercompe permaculata''
(Packard, 1872) many-spotted tiger
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Hypercompe perplexa''
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Hypercompe persephone''
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Hypercompe persola''
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Hypercompe pertestacea''
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Hypercompe peruvensis
''Hypercompe peruvensis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
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Hypercompe praeclara''
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Hypercompe robusta''
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Hypercompe scribonia
The giant leopard moth (''Hypercompe scribonia'') is a moth of the family Erebidae. They are distributed through North America from southern Ontario, and southern and eastern United States through New England, Mexico and south to Colombia. The o ...
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(Stoll, 790, giant leopard moth
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Hypercompe simplex''
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Hypercompe suffusa''
(Schaus, 1889)
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Hypercompe tenebra''
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Hypercompe tessellata''
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Hypercompe testacea''
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Hypercompe theophila''
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Hypercompe trinitatis''
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Hypercompe turruptianoides''
References
External links
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1903040
Spilosomina
Moth genera
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