Niphonyx is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Shigero Sugi in 1982. Its only species, Niphonyx segregata, the hops angleshade, was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.[1][2][3] It is endemic to eastern Asia, including the Russian Far East, the Korean Peninsula, Japan, China and Taiwan. It was introduced to the north-eastern United States in the 1990s and is found from Connecticut south to at least Delaware.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Condicinae |
| Genus: | Niphonyx Sugi in Inoue, Sugi, Kuroko, Moriuti & Kawabe, 1982 |
| Species: | N. segregata
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| Niphonyx segregata (Butler, 1878)
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The wingspan is 25–30 mm. There are two generations per year in North America.
The larvae feed on hop species.
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Niphonyx". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 22, 2019). "Niphonyx Sugi in Inoue, Sugi, Kuroko, Moriuti & Kawabe, 1982". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Niphonyx Sugi, 1982". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
External links edit
- "932716.00 – 9558.1 – Niphonyx segregata – (Butler, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- "チャオビヨトウ Niphonyx segregata (Butler, 1878)". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
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