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Genus Hypotrix

Moth - Hypotrix lunata Orange & Pink Moth - Hypotrix hueco Hypotrix trifascia Noctuid - Hypotrix naglei Hypotrix lunata Hypotrix parallela Hypotrix rubra 10616.1? - Hypotrix rubra Arizona Moth - Hypotrix trifascia
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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 Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Eriopygini
Genus Hypotrix
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hypotrix Guenée, 1852
Trichorthosia Grote, 1883
Proteinania Hampson, 1905
Ursogastra Smith, 1906
Trichagrotis McDunnough, [1929]
Numbers
Hypotrix has 13 described species in America north of Mexico (1).
Works Cited
1.A revision of the genus Hypotrix Guenee in North America with descriptions of four new species and ...
Donald Lafontaine, Clifford Ferris, J. Walsh. 2010. Zoo Keys 39: 225-253.
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 7 October, 2009 - 10:19am
Additional contributions by Chris Grinter, Randy Hardy, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 14 December, 2017 - 3:16pm

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