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Herminia Latreille, [1802]
Herminia Latreille, [1802]; Hist. Nat. Crust. Ins. 3: 413, TS: Phalaena ventrilabris Fabricius
= Polypogon ; [POOLE]; [AUCL]; [MOB17, 122]
Pogonitis Sodoffsky, 1837; [91],[97] (repl.), TS: Phalaena ventrilabris Fabricius
= Polypogon ; [POOLE]; [AUCL]; [MOB17, 122]
= ; [NE12, 104]
Mixomelia Hampson, 1898; 708, TS: Mixomelia decipiens Hampson
= Polypogon ; [MOB17, 122]
Hypertrocon Berio, 1989; Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 120 (3): 216, TS: Zanclognatha tenuialis Rebel
= ; [NE12, 104]
Quaramia Berio, 1989; Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 120 (3): 217, TS: Pyralis grisealis Denis & Schiffermüller
= ; [NE12, 104]
Treitschkendia Berio, 1989; Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 120 (3): 217, TS: Herminia tarsipennalis Treitschke
= ; [NE12, 104]
Herminea ; Sodoffsky, 1837, (missp.)
Mixomelia (Herminiinae) ; [POOLE]
Herminia (Herminiinae) ; [NE12, 104]

fiHerminia tarsipennalis Treitschke, 1835
EU, ...?. See [About maps] Viirukärsäyökkönen Fan-foot
Herminia tarsipennalis Treitschke, 1835; Schmett. Eur. 10 (3): 5, TL: Brandenburg
Herminia denticornalis Wocke, 1850; pl. 4, f. 15, TL: Alvater Mountains
= ; [POOLE]; [NE12, 105]
Zanclognatha tarsipennalis, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Zanclognatha tarsipennalis, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Herminia tarsipennalis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Herminia tarsipennalis, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Polypogon tarsipennalis ; [POOLE]
Herminia tarsipennalis ; [NE12, 105]
[tarsipennalis-1.jpg] 716x627 (~99Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 14.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov [tarsipennalis.jpg] 340x328 (~18Kb)

Larva on (dried leaves) Polygonum, Betula, Salix, Vaccinium [SPRK], Rubus [POOLE, Beck, 1960]



fiHerminia tarsicrinalis (Knoch, 1782)
EU, S.Siberia, Korea, Japan, ...?. See [About maps] Etelänkärsäyökkönen
Phalaena (Pyralis) tarsicrinalis Knoch, 1782; Beitr. Insektengesch. 2: 75, pl. 4, f. 2, TL: Leipzig region
Crambus tarsicrinatus Haworth, 1809; Lepid. Britannica (2): 369 (emend.)
= ; [POOLE]; [NE12, 105]
Zanclognatha tarsicrinalis f. biumbralis Turati & Verity, 1911; 189, TL: Terme [Italy]; Valletta [Malta]
= ; [POOLE]; [NE12, 105]
Herminia tarsicrinalis, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Herminia tarsicrinalis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Herminia tarsicrinalis, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Polypogon tarsicrinalis ; [POOLE]
Herminia tarsicrinalis ; [NE12, 105]
[tarsicrinalis-1a.jpg] 794x683 (~102Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 5.6.2010 (36°25'E, 56°23'N), Photo © D. Smirnov [tarsicrinalis-1b.jpg] 887x671 (~103Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 3.6.2010 (36°25'E, 56°23'N), Photo © D. Smirnov [tarsicrinalis-2.jpg] 758x755 (~110Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 16.8.2010 (36°25'E, 56°23'N), Photo © D. Smirnov

Larva on (dried leaves) Rubus [SPRK], Clematis [POOLE, Beck, 1960]



Herminia flavicrinalis Andreas, 1910
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, S.Spain, ..., Sardinia. See [About maps] Herminia flavicrinalis Andreas, 1910; 10, TL: Stora [Algeria]
Herminia gigantea Turati, 1911; 290, f. 2, TL: Sardinia, Cagliari Province, Aritzo
= ; [NE12, 106]
autumnalis Turati, 1913
= ; [NE12, 106]
Herminia gigantea var. neglecta Krausse, 1912; 167, TL: Sardinia, Sorgono
= Polypogon gigantea ; [POOLE]
Pechipogo flavicrinalis Rothschild, 1920; 114 (preocc. Herminia flavicrinalis Andreas, 1910), TL: Ain Drahm; Bou Saada; Hammam R'hira; Algers region; Philippeville; Yakouren Forest [Algeria]
= Polypogon flavicrinaloides ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE12, 106]
Polypogon flavicrinaloides Poole, 1989; Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series) 118: 828 (repl. Pechipogo flavicrinalis Rothschild, 1920), TL: [Algeria]
= ; [NE12, 106]
Polypogon gigantea ; [POOLE]
Polypogon flavicrinaloides ; [POOLE]
Polypogon flavicrinalis ; [POOLE]
Herminia flavicrinalis ; [NE12, 106]

fiHerminia grisealis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
EU, ....?. See [About maps] Kiilakärsäyökkönen Small Fan-foot
Pyralis grisealis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 120, TL: Vienna region
Phalaena nemoralis Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 642 (preocc.), TL: Europe
= ; [POOLE]; [NE12, 107]
Crambus nemorum Fabricius, 1798; Ent. Syst. (Suppl.): 466 (emend.)
= ; [POOLE]; [NE12, 107]
Crambus nemoratus Haworth, 1809; Lepid. Britannica (3): 380 (emend.)
= ; [POOLE]; [NE12, 107]
f. aestivalis Spuler, 1907
= ; [NE12, 107]
Herminia grisealis, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Herminia grisealis, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Herminia grisealis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Herminia grisealis, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Polypogon grisealis ; [POOLE]
Herminia grisealis ; [NE12, 107]
[grisealis-1.jpg] 748x679 (~104Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 13.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov [grisealis.jpg] 308x288 (~15Kb)

Larva on (dried leaves) Chrysosplenium, Quercus, Rubus, Crataegus, Prunus [SPRK], Urtica, Stachys [POOLE, Beck, 1960]



Herminia tenuialis (Rebel, 1899)
CEU, SEEU. See [About maps] Zanclognatha tenuialis Rebel, 1899; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 49 : 168, pl. 4, f. 6, TL: S.Tirols, Bogen
Polypogon tenuialis ; [POOLE]
Herminia tenuialis ; [NE12, 108]

Herminia kurokoi Owada, 1987
Japan, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Borneo. See [About maps] Herminia kurokoi Owada, 1987; 125
Polypogon kurokoi ; [MOB17, 130, f. 317, pl. 6]

The "Mixomelia" species-group

Herminia adda (Swinhoe, 1902)
Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo. See [About maps] Zanclognatha adda Swinhoe, 1902; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 9 (51) : 179, TL: Perak, Goping [Malaysia]
Mixomelia adda ; [POOLE]
Polypogon adda ; [MOB17, 133, f. 319, pl. 6]

Herminia albapex (Hampson, 1895)
NE.Himalaya, Sri Lanka, Borneo, Bangka I.. See [About maps] Nodaria albapex Hampson, 1895; Fauna Br. India (Moths) 3: 59, TL: Nagas
Mixomelia albapex ; [POOLE]
Polypogon albapex ; [MOB17, 133, f. 322, pl. 6]

Herminia aroa (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
New Guinea. See [About maps] Lysimelia aroa Bethune-Baker, 1908; 211, TL: British New Guinea, Dinawa; Aroa River
Mixomelia aroa ; [POOLE]

Herminia cidaroides (Hampson, 1891)
Helia cidaroides Hampson, 1891; 26, 101, pl. 148, f. 12, TL: Nilgiri distr.
Mixomelia cidaroides ; [POOLE]

Herminia decipiens (Hampson, 1898)
Himalaya, Taiwan, Ryukyu Is., Borneo. See [About maps] Mixomelia decipiens Hampson, 1898; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 11 (4): 708, TL: Khasis [Meghalaya]
Nodaria terminalis Wileman, 1915; Entomologist 48 : 36, TL: Formosa, Punko; Karapin
= ; [MOB17, 130]
Polypogon terminalis ; [POOLE]
Mixomelia decipiens ; [POOLE]
Polypogon decipiens ; [MOB17, 130, f. 304, 312, pl. 5]

Herminia duplexa Moore, 1882
Darjeeling Herminia duplexa Moore, 1882; 193, pl. 6, f. 18, TL: Darjeeling
Mixomelia duplexa ; [POOLE]
Popypogon duplexa ; [MOB17, 131 (note)]

Herminia duplicinota (Hampson, 1895)
Dharmsala, Sikkim, Simla. See [About maps] Nodaria duplicinota Hampson, 1895; 58, TL: Simla; Dharmsala; Sikkim
Mixomelia duplicinota ; [POOLE]

Herminia erecta (Moore, 1882)
Darjeeling Zanclognatha erecta Moore, 1882; 193, TL: Darjeeling
Mixomelia erecta ; [POOLE]

Herminia erythropoda (Hampson, 1896)
Bhutan. See [About maps] Nodaria erythropoda Hampson, 1896; 541, TL: Bhutan
Mixomelia erythropoda ; [POOLE]

Herminia longisaccus (Holloway, 2008)
Borneo. See [About maps] Polypogon longisaccus Holloway, 2008; Moths of Borneo 17 [MOB17]: 132, f. 34, pl. 6, TL: Sarawak, Gunong Mulu Nat. Park, R.G.S. Exped.

Herminia pallexa (Holloway, 2008)
Borneo. See [About maps] Polypogon pallexa Holloway, 2008; Moths of Borneo 17 [MOB17]: 131, f. 318, pl. 6, TL: Sarawak, Gunong Mulu Nat. Park, R.G.S. Exped.
Misidentified/misapplied:
Mixomelia palumbina; Prout, 1928, Sarawak Mus. J. 3 : 476

Herminia palumbina Butler, 1889
Dharmsala Herminia palumbina Butler, 1889; 88, pl. 134, f. 9, TL: Dharmsala
Mixomelia palumbina ; [POOLE]
Polypogon palumbina ; [MOB17, 131 (note)]

Herminia producta (Hampson, 1907)
Ceylon, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sulawesi, ?Seram. See [About maps] Nodaria producta Hampson, 1907; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 17 (3): 669, TL: Ceylon, Pundaloya; Puttalam
Mixomelia producta ; [POOLE]
Polypogon producta ; [MOB17, 128, f. 54, 311]

Herminia relata (Hampson, 1891)
Zanclognatha relata Hampson, 1891; 24, 99, pl. 148, f. 5, TL: India, Nilgiri distr.
Mixomelia relata ; [POOLE]

Herminia rivulosa (Wileman, 1915)
Formosa Nodaria rivulosa Wileman, 1915; 38, TL: Formosa, Arizan
Mixomelia rivulosa ; [POOLE]

Herminia saccharivora (Butler, 1889)
Dharmsala Epizeuxis saccharivora Butler, 1889; 87, pl. 134, f. 7, TL: Dharmsala
Mixomelia saccharivora ; [POOLE]

Herminia stidzeras (Holloway, 2008)
Sundaland. See [About maps] Polypogon stidzeras Holloway, 2008; Moths of Borneo 17 [MOB17], TL: 133, f. 55, 320, 329;Borneo


Unknown or unplaced taxa

Herminia? circumferalis Walker, [1866]; 1159, TL: Borneo, Sarawak
= ?; [MOB17, 123 (note)]
Herminia (of authors) circumferalis ; [POOLE]

Herminia delicata Lucas, 1892; 90, TL: Brisbane [Queensland]
Herminia (of authors) delicata ; [POOLE]

Herminia diffusalis Walker, [1859]; 239, TL: Ceylon
Herminia (of authors) diffusalis ; [POOLE]

Herminia timonalis Walker, [1859]; 239, TL: Ceylon
Herminia (of authors) timonalis ; [POOLE]

Herminia zammodia Bethune-Baker, 1911; 539, TL: Angola, N'Dalla
Herminia (of authors) zammodia ; [POOLE]


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References:
[AUCL]
Nielsen & Rangsi, 1996; Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia; CSIRO, Australia
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[Ian Kimber]
http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
[LAMAS-NEO]
Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[MBE]
Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[MOB17]
Holloway, J. D., 2008; The Moths of Borneo, Part 17; Family Noctuidae, subfamilies Rivulinae, Phytometrinae, Herminiinae, Hypeninae and Hypenodinae
[NE12]
Fibiger, Ronkay, Yela & Zilli, 2010; Rivulinae - Euteliinae, and Micronoctuidae and Supplement to Volume 1-11; Volume 12
[NORLEP]
Norges Sommerfugler
[POOLE]
Poole, R. W, 1989; Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series, Fasc. 118)
[SPRK]
Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)


Some related literature:
Fabricius, 1775
Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Syst. Ent.: 832pp
Hampson, 1895
Fauna of Br. India including Ceylone and Burma Fauna Br. India (Moths) 3: 28 + 546pp
Hampson, 1898
The moths of India. Supplementary paper to the volumes in "The fauna of British India". Part I-II J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 11 (2): 277-297, pl. A (1897), (3): 438-662 (1898), (4): 698-724 (1898)
Hampson, 1907
The moths of India. Supplementary paper to the volumes in "The Fauna of British India." Series III. part III J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 17 (1): 164-183 (1906), (2): 447-478 (1906), (3): 645-677 (1907)
Haworth, 1809
Lepidoptera Britannica, sistens digestimen novam lepidopterorum quae in Magna Britannica reperiunter ... adjunguntur dissertationes variae ad historiam naturalam spectantes Lepid. Britannica (1): 1-136 (1803), (2): 137-376 ([1809]), (3): 377-512 ([1811]), (4): 513-609 (1828)
Latreille, [1802]
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des crustacés et des insectes. Ouvrage faisant suite a l'histoire naturelle générale et particuliére, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et redigée par C. S. Sonnini, member de plusieurs sociétés savantes Hist. Nat. Crust. Ins. 3: 1-468
Prout, 1928
Noctuid moths from some of the mountains of Sarawak Sarawak Mus. J. 3 : 461-503, 2pls
Rebel, 1899
Zweiter Beitrag zur Lepidopteren-Fauna Südtirols Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 49 : 158-184, pl. 4
Swinhoe, 1902
Descriptions of new Eastern and Australian Moths Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 9 (51) : 165-182
Wileman, 1915
New species of Heterocera from Formosa Entomologist 48 : 12-19, 34-40, 58-61, 80-82


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