Hypopyra capensis

Hypopyra capensis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854.^[1][2] This moth species is commonly found in Africa, ranging from Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zaire, Eswatini to Zambia.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Hypopyra capensis
male in Ghana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Hypopyra
Species:	H. capensis
Binomial name
Hypopyra capensis Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
Synonyms
Hypopyra endoxantha (Hampson, 1913) Enmonodia endoxantha Hampson, 1913 Hypopyra hampsoni (Aurivillius, 1925) Enmonodia hampsoni Aurivillius, 1925 Hypopyra lunifera (Aurivillius, 1925) Hypopyra occidentalis (Hampson, 1913) Enmonodia occidentalis Hampson, 1913 Hypopyra plumbefusa (Hampson, 1913) Enmonodia plumbefusa Hampson, 1913 Hypopyra pulverulenta (Hampson, 1913) Enmonodia pulverulenta Hampson, 1913

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