Cheliosea

Cheliosea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Subtribe:Spilosomina
Genus:Cheliosea
Watson, 1980[1]
Type species
Spilosoma cosmeta
Lower, 1907
Synonyms
  • Heliocaes Turner, 1940 (preocc. Bedel, 1906)

Cheliosea is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The moths in the genus are found in Australia.

Species

Unknown status

  • Cheliosea xanthotypa, described as Heliocaes xanthotypa Turner, 1940 from northern Australia is a species inquirenda.

References


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