Hypoprepia

Hübner, 1831

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Hypoprepia is a of in the Erebidae, Arctiinae, and tribe Lithosiini. The genus was established by Jacob Hübner in 1831. It contains at least four described distributed in North America, including Hypoprepia miniata, H. fucosa, H. cadaverosa, and H. inculta. As members of the Lithosiini (lichen moths), species in this genus are associated with lichen-dominated .

Hypoprepia miniata by (c) Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren, some rights reserved (CC BY). Used under a CC-BY license.Hypoprepia fucosa by (c) Bill Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY). Used under a CC-BY license.Hypoprepia (10.3897-zookeys.788.26885) Figures 13–14 by Palting JD, Ferguson DC, Moore W (2018) A new species of Hypoprepia from the mountains of central Arizona (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini). In: Schmidt BC, Lafontaine JD (Eds) Contributions to the systematics of New World macro-moths VII. ZooKeys 788: 19-38. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.788.26885. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

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How to pronounce Hypoprepia: /haɪpoʊˈpriːpiə/

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Distribution

North America; records from Vermont and other parts of the United States.

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