Erebus (moth)

Erebus
Erebus macrops
Erebus ephesperis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Tribe:Erebini
Genus:Erebus
Latreille, 1810[1]
Synonyms
  • Argiva Hubner, 1823
  • Bocana Walker, 1865 (preocc. Walker, [1859])
  • Byas Billberg, 1820
  • Cariona Swinhoe, 1918
  • Coria Walker, 1866
  • Crishna Kirby, 1897
  • Eupatula Ragonot, 1894
  • Nyctipao Hubner, 1823
  • Patula Guenee, 1852 (preocc. Held, 1837)

Erebus is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.

Taxonomy

The genus is the type genus of the tribe Erebini, subfamily Erebinae, and family Erebidae.

Description

Differs from Speiredonia in the mid and hind tibia being spined and almost naked. Forewings are broad.[2]

Species

Former species

References

  1. taxapad.com
  2. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.


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