Hyperstrotia Explained

Hyperstrotia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1910.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Taxonomy

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Phytometrinae within Erebidae or in the subfamily Acontiinae of the family Noctuidae.^{[4] [5]}

Species

• Hyperstrotia aetheria Grote, 1879
• Hyperstrotia albida Hampson, 1910
• Hyperstrotia flaviguttata Grote, 1882  - yellow-spotted graylet moth
• Hyperstrotia flavipuncta Leech, 1889
• Hyperstrotia inordinata Walker, [1863]
• Hyperstrotia macroplaga Hampson, 1907
• Hyperstrotia meeki Bethune-Baker, 1906
• Hyperstrotia molybdota Hampson, 1910
• Hyperstrotia nana Hübner, 1818
• Hyperstrotia ochreipuncta Wileman, 1914
• Hyperstrotia oletta Schaus, 1904
• Hyperstrotia pervertens (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)  - dotted graylet moth
• Hyperstrotia secta Grote, 1879  - black-patched graylet moth
• Hyperstrotia semiochrea Hampson, 1898
• Hyperstrotia variata Wileman & West, 1929
• Hyperstrotia villificans Barnes & McDunnough, 1918  - white-lined graylet moth

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . July 27, 2019 . Hyperstrotia Hampson, 1910 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 18, 2019.
2. Note: This source appears to misspell the synonym Protocryphia as "Protocrypthia". The correct spelling is available at Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. (1918). 4: 112.
3. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Hyperstrotia Hampson, 1910 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . October 7, 2020.
4. Zahiri. Reza. Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). Systematic Entomology . 2011. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x. etal. 37. 102–124. 84249695 . free.
5. Lafontaine. Donald. Schmidt. Christian. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys. 19 March 2010 . 40 . 26. 10.3897/zookeys.40.414. L&S2010. free.