Hyphantria

Hyphantria is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841.^[1] The moths are primarily found in North and Central America. One species, Hyphantria cunea, was introduced in Eurasia.

Hyphantria
Hyphantria cunea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Subtribe:	Spilosomina
Genus:	Hyphantria Harris, 1841
Type species
Hyphantria textor Harris, 1841

Species

• Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773)
• Hyphantria orizaba (Druce, 1897)
• Hyphantria panoezys (Dyar, 1916)
• Hyphantria penthetria Dyar, 1912
• Hyphantria pictipupa Fitch, 1857