Hypocrita celina

Boisduval, 1870

Hypocrita celina is a in the Erebidae, first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1870. The species is known only from Guatemala. As a member of the Arctiinae, it belongs to a group commonly known as , though specific details about its biology remain undocumented in published sources.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Hypocrita celina: /ˌhɪpəˈkraɪtə ˈsɛlɪnə/

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Distribution

Guatemala

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Nomenclature

The specific epithet "celina" may derive from a personal name, though the etymology has not been formally documented. The was described in the same work (Boisduval, 1870) that treated numerous Neotropical .

Taxonomic placement

The Hypocrita currently resides in the Arctiinae within Erebidae, following the major reclassification of genera from the former . This placement reflects molecular and morphological studies of the group.