Hipoepa is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is sometimes considered to be a synonym of Polypogon.[2][3]

Hipoepa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Hipoepa
Walker, 1859

Species

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  • Hipoepa biasalis (Walker, [1859]) Oriental Tropics - Taiwan, Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi, Seram
  • Hipoepa fractalis (Guenée, 1854) Africa, Japan, Korea, China, India, Oriental Tropics - Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Australia
  • Hipoepa plebejus (Rothschild, 1920) Sumatra, Borneo
  • Hipoepa porphyrialis (Pagenstecher, 1900) Moluccas, New Guinea

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (November 18, 2012). "Hipoepa Walker, [1859]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Hipoepa Walker, 1859". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Polypogon​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 29, 2020.