Amphipoea


Amphipoea is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, found in the Holarctic realm.

Species

Amphipoea americana Speyer, 1875 - American ear mothAmphipoea asiatica Amphipoea aslanbeki Ronkay & Herczig, 1991Amphipoea bifurcata Gyulai & Ronkay, 1994Amphipoea burrowsi Amphipoea butleri Amphipoea chovdica Gyulai, 1989Amphipoea cottlei Amphipoea crinanensis - Crinan earAmphipoea cuneata Gyulai & Ronkay, 1998Amphipoea distincta Amphipoea erepta Amphipoea fucosa - saltern ear mothAmphipoea interoceanica - interoceanic ear mothAmphipoea keiferi Amphipoea lucens - large ear mothAmphipoea lunata Amphipoea malaisei Amphipoea maryamae Zahiri & Fibiger, 2006Amphipoea ochreola Amphipoea oculea - ear mothAmphipoea pacifica Amphipoea rufibrunnea Amphipoea senilis Amphipoea szabokyi Gyulai & Ronkay, 1990
  • ''Amphipoea ussuriensis''

Former species

Amphipoea velata is now ''Loscopia velata''

Taxonomy

The genus Amphipoea was raised by the Swedish anatomist Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820. Amphipoea refers to Amphi – round and poa – grass; i.e. the habitat of the moths.