Hypercompe

Hypercompe
Giant leopard moth,
Hypercompe scribonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Hypercompe
Hübner, 1819[1]
Type species
Phalaena icasia
Cramer, 1777
Synonyms

Hypercompe is a genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family.

Taxonomy

Several species were formerly separated in Ecpantheria, which is now regarded as a junior synonym.

Species

The genus includes the following species.

References

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