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Hypercompe sp.

Hypercompe sp.


Family: Erebidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Description


Hypercompe is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

Taxonomy: Several species were formerly separated in Ecpantheria, which is now regarded as a junior synonym.

Species: The genus includes the following species:
  • Hypercompe abdominalis
  • Hypercompe albescens
  • Hypercompe albicornis
  • Hypercompe albiscripta
  • Hypercompe alpha
  • Hypercompe amulaensis
  • Hypercompe andromela
  • Hypercompe anomala
  • Hypercompe atra
  • Hypercompe bari
  • Hypercompe beckeri
  • Hypercompe bolivar
  • Hypercompe brasiliensis
  • Hypercompe bricenoi
  • Hypercompe burmeisteri
  • Hypercompe campinasa
  • Hypercompe castronis
  • Hypercompe caudata (Walker, 1855)
  • Hypercompe cermelii
  • Hypercompe chelifer
  • Hypercompe confusa
  • Hypercompe conspersa
  • Hypercompe contexta
  • Hypercompe cotyora
  • Hypercompe cretacea
  • Hypercompe cunigunda
  • Hypercompe decora
  • Hypercompe deflorata
  • Hypercompe detecta
  • Hypercompe dissimilis
  • Hypercompe dognini
  • Hypercompe dubia
  • Hypercompe ecpantherioides
  • Hypercompe eridanus
  • Hypercompe euripides
  • Hypercompe extrema (Walker, 1855)
  • Hypercompe flavopunctata
  • Hypercompe fuscescens
  • Hypercompe ganglio
  • Hypercompe gaujoni
  • Hypercompe guyanensis
  • Hypercompe hambletoni
  • Hypercompe heterogena
  • Hypercompe icasia
  • Hypercompe indecisa
  • Hypercompe jaguarina
  • Hypercompe kennedyi
  • Hypercompe kinkelini
  • Hypercompe laeta
  • Hypercompe lemairei
  • Hypercompe leucarctioides
  • Hypercompe magdalenae
  • Hypercompe marcescens
  • Hypercompe melanoleuca
  • Hypercompe mielkei
  • Hypercompe mus
  • Hypercompe muzina
  • Hypercompe nemophila
  • Hypercompe neurophylla
  • Hypercompe nigriloba
  • Hypercompe nigriplaga
  • Hypercompe obscura
  • Hypercompe obsolescens
  • Hypercompe obtecta
  • Hypercompe ockendeni
  • Hypercompe ocularia
  • Hypercompe ochreator
  • Hypercompe orbiculata
  • Hypercompe orsa
  • Hypercompe oslari (Rothschild, [1910])
  • Hypercompe permaculata (Packard, 1872) many-spotted tiger
  • Hypercompe perplexa
  • Hypercompe persephone
  • Hypercompe persola
  • Hypercompe pertestacea
  • Hypercompe peruvensis
  • Hypercompe praeclara
  • Hypercompe robusta
  • Hypercompe scribonia (Stoll, [1790]), giant leopard moth
  • Hypercompe simplex
  • Hypercompe suffusa (Schaus, 1889)
  • Hypercompe tenebra
  • Hypercompe tessellata
  • Hypercompe testacea
  • Hypercompe theophila
  • Hypercompe trinitatis
  • Hypercompe turruptianoides

Source: Wikipedia, article Hypercompe sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Species photographs

Count: 23

Foto
Photography ID: 665318
  Adult

Tafí del Valle
Tucumán
Argentina
12/20/2025
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 627535
  Larva

Nueva Atlantis
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/12/2025
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 561853
  Adult

Parque Provincial Cruce Caballero
Misiones
Argentina
07/24/2023
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 510324
  Adult

Riachuelo
Corrientes
Argentina
10/14/2022
Cesar Augusto Putallaz
Foto
Photography ID: 501148
  Larva

Beccar
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/05/2022
Diego Alfonso Rosa
Foto
Photography ID: 442843
  Larva

Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
04/21/2019
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 442818
  Larva

Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/17/2019
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 434106
  Egg

Campeche
Campeche
Mexico
02/18/2021
Valeria Can
Foto
Photography ID: 434065
  Adult

Campeche
Campeche
Mexico
02/18/2021
Valeria Can
Foto
Photography ID: 394193
  Larva

Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
04/10/2020
Eduardo Beltrocco



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Species records

Count: 23



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240762020/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánCamping Municipal Los Sauzales, Tafí del ValleMaria Belén Dri
240720620/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánCamping Municipal Los Sauzales, Tafí del ValleDiego Carus
226467112/02/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresBajada a la playa, médanos, Nueva AtlantisDiego Trillo
193497724/07/2023ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroElsa Longo
165525314/10/2022ArgentinaCorrientesParque provincial san cayetano, RiachueloCesar Augusto Putallaz
159639617/06/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural La LucilaMarcos Garberoglio
161312905/04/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresBeccar, BeccarDiego Alfonso Rosa
139208624/03/2021UruguaySaltoDomicilio varela 1340, Centro de SaltoJulio Sebastián Gómez Barboza Silveira
136993618/02/2021MexicoCampecheCampecheValeria Can
123528610/04/2020ArgentinaSanta FeSarmiento y Centenario, Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Hypercompe sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.