Cave fauna of Greece database

Hypena obsitalis (Hübner, 1811)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hypena

Characterisation: Trogloxene

Distribution: Mediterranean

Locus Typicus: Spilaio Anemotrypa
Region: Ipeiros / Regional unit: Ioannina / Municipality: Voreia Tzoumerka / Closest settlement: Pramanda

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Anemotrypa, Bonzano & Calandri 1984
Region: Ipeiros / Regional unit: Ioannina / Municipality: Voreia Tzoumerka / Closest settlement: Pramanda

IUCN Red List: NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book: NE - Not Evaluated

Protection status

There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases: Fauna Europea; GBIF; PESI; NCBI

Species references

Bonzano, C. & Calandri, G. 1984. Osservazioni biospeleologiche preliminari su alcune cavità della Grecia occidentale. In Calandri, G. Ricerche sul carsismo della Grecia occidentale. Publisher. pp. 75-84.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Hypena obsitalis (Hübner, 1811). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 03.04.2018, Accessed 19.04.2026