Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hypena | |
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Similar Cynanchum rossicum, Hypena, Cynanchum louiseae, Abrostola asclepiadis, Hypena masurialis | ||
Hypena opulenta is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found in Ukraine. In 2013, the moth larva was approved for release in North America to act as a bio-control for the invasive plant Vincetoxicum rossicum also known as dog-strangling vine or swallowwort.
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