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Genus of moths From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hypercompe is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1]
Hypercompe | |
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Giant leopard moth, Hypercompe scribonia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Subtribe: | Spilosomina |
Genus: | Hypercompe Hübner, 1819 |
Type species | |
Phalaena icasia Cramer, 1777 | |
Synonyms | |
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Several species were formerly separated in Ecpantheria, which is now regarded as a junior synonym.
The genus includes the following species:
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