Hypercalymnia Explained

Hypercalymnia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1909.^{[1] [2]}

Afromoths treats this taxon as a subgenus of Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816.^[3]

Species

• Hypercalymnia ampijoroa Viette, 1965 Madagascar
• Hypercalymnia gloriosa (Kenrick, 1917) Madagascar
• Hypercalymnia hausmanni (Hacker, 2010) Kenya
• Hypercalymnia laurenconi Viette, 1965 Madagascar
• Hypercalymnia malagasy Viette, 1965 Madagascar
• Hypercalymnia metaxantha Hampson, 1910 Zaire, Rwanda, Tanzania
• Hypercalymnia splendida (Rothschild, 1924) Madagascar
• Hypercalymnia transducta (Viette, 1958) Madagascar
• Hypercalymnia versicolorata (Hacker, 2010) Kenya, Ethiopia
• Hypercalymnia paphos Viette, 1973 Madagascar
• Hypercalymnia viridivariegata Berio, 1939 Ethiopia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . September 21, 2019 . Hypercalymnia Hampson, 1909 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . June 28, 2020.
2. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Hypercalymnia Hampson, 1909 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . 13 May 2024.
3. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . Acontia Hampson, 1910 . Afromoths . 12 May 2024.