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Hypena

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Hypena is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802. These non-migratory moths overwinter as pupae and almost never estivate as adults.

Species

Green Cloverworm Moth

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyErebidae
Observations53,906
Observations recorded690,670

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
239
With media
21
Family
Erebidae
Collections
ECOSUR
Recorded in
Mexico

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Description
  • Selected species
  • Extant
  • Extinct
  • References
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Hypena is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802. These non-migratory moths overwinter as pupae and almost never estivate as adults.

==Taxonomy== The genus includes the former Bomolocha species.

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