Niphonyx is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Shigero Sugi in 1982. Its only species, Niphonyx segregata, the hops angleshade, was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.[1][2][3] It is endemic to eastern Asia, including the Russian Far East, the Korean Peninsula, Japan, China and Taiwan. It was introduced to the north-eastern United States in the 1990s and is found from Connecticut south to at least Delaware.

Niphonyx
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Condicinae
Genus: Niphonyx
Sugi in Inoue, Sugi, Kuroko, Moriuti & Kawabe, 1982
Species:
N. segregata
Binomial name
Niphonyx segregata
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Miana segregata Butler, 1878
  • Telesilla placens Staudinger, 1888

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. There are two generations per year in North America.

The larvae feed on hop species.

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Niphonyx​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (July 22, 2019). "Niphonyx Sugi in Inoue, Sugi, Kuroko, Moriuti & Kawabe, 1982". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Niphonyx Sugi, 1982". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
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