Hypocharis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Arctiidae erected by George Hampson in 1898. Its single species, Hypocharis clusia, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1897. It is found in the Amazon region.[1][2]

Hypocharis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypocharis
Hampson, 1898
Species:
H. clusia
Binomial name
Hypocharis clusia
(H. Druce, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Laemocharis clusia H. Druce, 1897
  • Hyperphara clusia H. Druce, 1897

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Hyperphara clusia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (January 4, 2018). "Hypocharis Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 14, 2019.