''Hyphantria'' 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'') ...

. The genus was erected by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841. The moths are primarily found in North and Central America. One species, ''

Hyphantria cunea The fall webworm (''Hyphantria cunea'') is a moth in the family Erebidae known principally for its larval stage, which creates the characteristic webbed nests on the tree limbs of a wide variety of hardwoods in the late summer and fall. It is con ...

'', was introduced in western, central and eastern Eurasia.

Species

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'' (Drury, 1773) * ''

Hyphantria orizaba ''Hyphantria orizaba'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1897. It is found in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Americ ...

'' (Druce, 1897) * ''

Hyphantria panoezys ''Hyphantria panoezys'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1916. It is found in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of Nor ...

'' (Dyar, 1916) * ''

Hyphantria penthetria ''Hyphantria penthetria'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1912. It is found in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of N ...

'' Dyar, 1912 * ''

Hyphantria pictipupa ''Hyphantria pictipupa'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Asa Fitch in 1857. It is found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both S ...

'' Fitch, 1857

References

* Spilosomina Moth genera {{Spilosomina-stub