Hemigraphiphora
Encyclopedia
Hemigraphiphora is a monotypic
genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family. It is here provisionally treated as separate from Xestia
, though it seems closely related. Containing only the single species H. plebeia, its closest living relatives are not resolved and thus the genus' eventual fate depends on how Xestia is treated.
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is here provisionally treated as separate from Xestia
Xestia
Xestia is a genus of noctuid moths . They are the type genus of the tribe Xestiini in subfamily Noctuinae, though some authors merge this tribe with the Noctuini. Species in this genus are commonly known as "clay", "dart" or "rustic", but such names are commonplace among Noctuidae...
, though it seems closely related. Containing only the single species H. plebeia, its closest living relatives are not resolved and thus the genus' eventual fate depends on how Xestia is treated.