| Hypeninae | |
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| The snout, Hypena proboscidalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypeninae Herrich-Schäffer, [1851] |
The Hypeninae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The taxon was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851.[1] A notable species is Mecistoptera griseifusa, which lives solely on tears it drinks with its proboscis.[citation needed]
- ^ Savela, Markku (August 2, 2019). "Hypeninae Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 20, 2019.