''Cheliosea'' is a
genus of
tiger moths in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
described by Watson in 1980. The moths in the genus are found in
Australia
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.
Species
* ''
Cheliosea cosmeta''
(Lower, 1907)
Unknown status
* ''Cheliosea xanthotypa'', described as ''Heliocaes xanthotypa''
Turner, 1940 from northern Australia is a ''
species inquirenda
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The term t ...
''.
References
External links
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Spilosomina
Moth genera
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