Hypercompe Explained

Hypercompe is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.^[1]

Taxonomy

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

Species

The genus includes the following species:

• Hypercompe abdominalis
• Hypercompe albescens
• Hypercompe albicornis
• Hypercompe albiscripta
• Hypercompe alpha
• Hypercompe amulaensis
• Hypercompe andromela
• Hypercompe anomala
• Hypercompe atra
• Hypercompe bari
• Hypercompe beckeri
• Hypercompe bolivar
• Hypercompe brasiliensis
• Hypercompe bricenoi
• Hypercompe burmeisteri
• Hypercompe campinasa
• Hypercompe castronis
• Hypercompe caudata (Walker, 1855)
• Hypercompe cermelii
• Hypercompe chelifer
• Hypercompe confusa
• Hypercompe conspersa
• Hypercompe contexta
• Hypercompe cotyora
• Hypercompe cretacea
• Hypercompe cunigunda
• Hypercompe decora
• Hypercompe deflorata
• Hypercompe detecta
• Hypercompe dissimilis
• Hypercompe dognini
• Hypercompe dubia
• Hypercompe ecpantherioides
• Hypercompe eridanus
• Hypercompe euripides
• Hypercompe extrema (Walker, 1855)
• Hypercompe flavopunctata
• Hypercompe fuscescens
• Hypercompe ganglio
• Hypercompe gaujoni
• Hypercompe guyanensis
• Hypercompe hambletoni
• Hypercompe heterogena
• Hypercompe icasia
• Hypercompe indecisa
• Hypercompe jaguarina
• Hypercompe kennedyi
• Hypercompe kinkelini
• Hypercompe laeta
• Hypercompe lemairei
• Hypercompe leucarctioides
• Hypercompe magdalenae
• Hypercompe marcescens
• Hypercompe melanoleuca
• Hypercompe mielkei
• Hypercompe mus
• Hypercompe muzina
• Hypercompe nemophila
• Hypercompe neurophylla
• Hypercompe nigriloba
• Hypercompe nigriplaga
• Hypercompe obscura
• Hypercompe obsolescens
• Hypercompe obtecta
• Hypercompe ockendeni
• Hypercompe ocularia
• Hypercompe ochreator
• Hypercompe orbiculata
• Hypercompe orsa
• Hypercompe oslari (Rothschild, [1910])
• Hypercompe permaculata (Packard, 1872) many-spotted tiger
• Hypercompe perplexa
• Hypercompe persephone
• Hypercompe persola
• Hypercompe pertestacea
• Hypercompe peruvensis
• Hypercompe praeclara
• Hypercompe robusta
• Hypercompe scribonia (Stoll, [1790]), giant leopard moth
• Hypercompe simplex
• Hypercompe suffusa (Schaus, 1889)
• Hypercompe tenebra
• Hypercompe tessellata
• Hypercompe testacea
• Hypercompe theophila
• Hypercompe trinitatis
• Hypercompe turruptianoides

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Hypercompe Hübner, [1819] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 17, 2019.