Trigonodes hyppasia

Semi-looper moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Trigonodes
Species: T. hyppasia
Binomial name
Trigonodes hyppasia
(Cramer, 1779)
Synonyms
  • Noctua hyppasia Cramer, 1779
  • Chalciope hyppasia
  • Phalaena deliana Stoll, 1790
  • Chaciope deliana (Stoll, 1790)
  • Ophiusa anfractuosa Boisduval, 1833
  • Trigonodes acutata Guenée, 1852
  • Trigonodes exportata Guenée, 1852
  • Trigonodes inacuta Guenée, 1852
  • Trigonodes compar Walker, 1858

The Semi-looper,[1] (Trigonodes hyppasia), is a moth formerly of the Noctuidae family. The Noctuidae family of moths are mostly classified in the family Erebidae now, along with all of the former members of the families Arctiidae and Lymantriidae.[2] This re-classification has not yet met with general consensus, and many resources and publications still follow the older classification scheme (e.g.[3]). It is found from the Old World tropics and subtropics east to Fiji and Tonga.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Chrysopogon, Eleusine Glycine, Indigofera, Kummerovia, Medicago, Phaseolus, Rhynchosia and Nephelium species.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Semi-looper-moth/Trigonodes/hyppasia.html
  2. ↑ Lafontaine, J. D. & Fibiger, M. 2006 Revised higher classification of the Noctuidae (Lepidoptera). Can. Entomol. 138, 610–635. doi:10.4039/N06-012
  3. ↑ Tree of Life Web Project. 2009. Noctuoidea. Version 10 August 2009 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Noctuoidea/12035/2009.08.10 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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