Amphipyra

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Amphipyra is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae, the only genus in the tribe Amphipyrini.[1]

Amphipyra
Amphipyra pyramidea (Copper underwing)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Amphipyrinae
Tribe: Amphipyrini
Genus: Amphipyra
Ochsenheimer, 1816
Synonyms
  • Pyrois Hübner, [1820]
  • Scotophila Hübner, [1820]
  • Pyrophila Stephens, 1829
  • Syntomopus Guenée, 1837
  • Philopyra Guenée, 1838
  • Neocomia Rougemont, 1901
  • Pyramidcampa Beck, 1991
  • Adpyramidcampa Beck, 1991
  • Adamphipyra Beck, 1991
  • Tetrapyra Beck, 1991
  • Antiamphipyra Beck, 1991
  • Anpyramidea Beck, 1996
  • Obtuscampa Beck, 1996

Selected species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Amphipyra:

References

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  1. ^ Keegan, Kevin; Rota, Jadranka; Zahiri, Reza; Zilli, Alberto; et al. (2021). "Toward a Stable Global Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) Taxonomy". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 5 (3). doi:10.1093/isd/ixab005.
  2. ^ Amphipyra pyramidoides, Butterflies and Moths of North America