Hyperstrotia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1910. Note: This source appears to misspell the synonym Protocryphia as "Protocrypthia". The correct spelling is available at Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. (1918). 4: 112.
Taxonomy The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Phytometrinae within Erebidae or in the subfamily Acontiinae of the family Noctuidae.
Species Hyperstrotia aetheria Grote, 1879 Hyperstrotia albida Hampson, 1910 Hyperstrotia flaviguttata Grote, 1882 – yellow-spotted graylet moth Hyperstrotia flavipuncta Leech, 1889 Hyperstrotia inordinata Walker, Hyperstrotia macroplaga Hampson, 1907 Hyperstrotia meeki Bethune-Baker, 1906 Hyperstrotia molybdota Hampson, 1910 Hyperstrotia nana Hübner, 1818 Hyperstrotia ochreipuncta Wileman, 1914 Hyperstrotia oletta Schaus, 1904 Hyperstrotia pervertens (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) – dotted graylet moth Hyperstrotia secta Grote, 1879 – black-patched graylet moth Hyperstrotia semiochrea Hampson, 1898 Hyperstrotia variata Wileman & West, 1929 Hyperstrotia villificans Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 – white-lined graylet moth
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