Hyperlopha cristifera

{{Short description|Species of moth}}

{{Speciesbox

| genus = Hyperlopha

| species = cristifera

| authority = (Walker, 1863)

| synonyms =

• Ephyrodes cristifera Walker, 1863
• Catada epops Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
• Zethes irrorata Hampson, 1893
• Hyperlopha orientalis Hulstaert, 1924

| display_parents = 3

}}

Hyperlopha cristifera is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.{{cite web |url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017/details/species/id/8d9510dfc9ecd27dec6270afce58a50d |title=Species Details: Hyperlopha cristifera Walker, 1863 |website=Catalogue of Life |accessdate=2 March 2018}} It is found in Sri Lanka,{{cite journal |last1=Koçak |first1=Ahmet Ömer |last2=Kemal |first2=Muhabbet |date=20 February 2012 |url=https://www.academia.edu/1782757/Ko%C3%A7ak_A.%C3%96._and_M._Kemal_2012_Preliminary_list_of_the_Lepidoptera_of_Sri_Lanka._Cesa_News_79_1-57 |title=Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka |journal=Cesa News |issue=79 |pages=1–57 |publisher=Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara |via=Academia}}{{cite web |url=http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/miscellaneous_ii/miscellaneousii_14_2.php |title=Hyperlopha crucifera sp. n. |website=The Moths of Borneo |accessdate=2 March 2018}} Laos,{{cite web |url=http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Haruta%20Collection/80_Noctuidae/08_Catocalinae/Hyperlopha/Hyperlopha%20cristifera/Hyperlopha%20cristifera.htm |title=Hyperlopha cristifera distribution |website=Digital Moths of Japan|accessdate=2 March 2018}} Malaysia and Australia. Adult wings are pale brown, sometimes with a number of dark dots near the tornus of each forewing. Forewings with a hooked wingtip, and a cusp on the margin can be found.{{cite web |last1=Herbison-Evans |first1=Don |last2=Crossley |first2=Stella |name-list-style=amp |date=27 February 2011 |url=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/calp/cristifera.html |title=Hyperlopha cristifera (Walker, 1865) |website=Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths |accessdate=10 October 2018}}

Two subspecies are recognized including the nominate race.{{cite web |url=http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/70932 |title=Hyperlopha cristifera (Walker, 1865) |publisher=Insecta.pro |accessdate=2 March 2018}}

• Hyperlopha cristifera cristifera Walker, 1863
• Hyperlopha cristifera orientalis Hulstaert, 1924{{cite web |url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017/details/species/id/719ad1f67ad3b5b848f40798231b2ad0 |title=Infraspecific Taxon Details: Hyperlopha cristifera orientalis Hulstaert, 1924 |website=Catalogue of Life |accessdate=2 March 2018}}