''Hypsidia'' 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 ...

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 belonging to the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...

Thyatirinae The Thyatirinae, or false owlet moths, are a subfamily of the moth family Drepanidae with about 200 species described. Until recently, most classifications treated this group as a separate family called Thyatiridae. Taxonomy References * * ...

of the

Drepanidae The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies, which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a supe ...

. It was described by

Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist, and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was present ...

in 1896.

Species

*The ''niphosema''

species group In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth ...

**'' Hypsidia australica'' (Sick, 1938) **''

Hypsidia grisea ''Hypsidia grisea'' is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Malcolm J. Scoble and Edward David Edwards in 1988. It is found in Australia. References

Moths described in 1988 Thyatirinae {{Thyatirinae-stub ...

'' Scoble & Edwards, 1988 **'' Hypsidia microspila'' (Turner, 1942) **'' Hypsidia niphosema'' (Lower, 1908) *The ''erythropsalis'' species group **'' Hypsidia erythropsalis'' Rothschild, 1896 **'' Hypsidia robinsoni'' Hacobian, 1986

References

Thyatirinae Drepanidae genera Taxa named by Walter Rothschild {{Thyatirinae-stub