Hypercompe
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑπέρκομπος (hupérkompos, “arrogant”).
Proper noun
Hypercompe f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain tiger moths, including the giant leopard moths and others.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Noctuoidea – superfamily; Erebidae – family; Arctiinae – subfamily; Arctiini – tribe; Spilosomina – subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hypercombe scribonia (giant leopard moth) – type species
References
- Hypercompe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hypercompe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Hypercompe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons