''Hypocala'' 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 of 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 ...
first described by
Achille Guenée
Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist.
Biography
Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun.
He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very ear ...
in 1852.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), triangularly scaled, and rostriform. Antennae ciliated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia slightly hairy and spineless. Forewings with slightly arched costa towards rectangular apex. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs.
Species
* ''
Hypocala affinis''
Rothschild, 1915
* ''
Hypocala bohemani''
(Wallengren, 1856)
* ''
Hypocala andremona''
Cramer, 1784
* ''
Hypocala deflorata
''Hypocala deflorata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is widespread from India, Sri Lanka to Africa and to Australia and many Pacific islands. Records include China, Borneo, Queens ...
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Fabricius, 1792
* ''
Hypocala dysdamarta''
A. E. Prout, 1927
* ''
Hypocala florens''
Mabille, 1879
* ''
Hypocala gaedei''
Berio, 1955
* ''
Hypocala genuina''
(Wallengren, 1856)
* ''
Hypocala guttiventris''
Walker, 858
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Events
By place
Europe
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* '' Hypocala plumicornis'' Guenée, 1852
* '' Hypocala rostrata'' (Fabricius, 1794)
* '' Hypocala subsatura'' Guenée, 1852
* '' Hypocala tenuis'' Walker, 1866
* ''Hypocala toana
''Hypocala'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae Species description, first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), triangularly scaled, and rostriform. Antennae ciliated in male. Thorax and ab ...
'' Swinhoe, 1915
* '' Hypocala velans'' Walker, 1857
* '' Hypocala violacea'' Butler, 1879
References
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Hypocalinae
Moth genera
Taxa named by Achille Guenée
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