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Species Hypena appalachiensis - Hodges#8447.1

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Hypeninae
Genus Hypena
Species appalachiensis (Hypena appalachiensis - Hodges#8447.1)
Hodges Number
8447.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hypena appalachiensis (Butler, 1987)
Bomolocha appalachiensis Butler, 1987
Range
Eastern (KY, NC) (1)
WV, NC, SC, KY (Butler, 1987)
Type locality: WV
See Also
Gray-edged Hypena - Hypena madefactalis


Sordid Hypena - Hypena sordidula
Print References
Butler, L., 1987. A new species of nearctic Bomolocha (Noctuidae) from the Appalachian area. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 41(2): 104-107; figs 1-7 (♂ & ♀ spread adults and genitalia).