''Chusaris'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), 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 underwin ...
. It was erected by
Francis Walker in 1859.
Description
Palpi long and porrect (extending forward), where the second joint fringed with scales above. Third joint slender and naked. Thorax smooth. Abdomen with a tuft on basal segment. Legs slender and naked. Forewings long and narrow with depressed and acute apex. Slight raised tufts found at middle and end of cell. Forewings with veins 6 and 7 arise from angle of cell and veins 8 to 10 stalked. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 stalked and vein 5 from middle of discocellulars. Veins 6 and 7 stalked.
Species
*''
Chusaris albilineata''
Holloway, 2008
*''
Chusaris albipunctalis''
Rothschild, 1915
*''
Chusaris bisinuata''
Hampson, 1898
*''
Chusaris compripalpis''
Strand, 1920
*''
Chusaris dinawa''
Bethune-Baker, 1908
*''
Chusaris dubiosa''
Strand, 1919
*''
Chusaris figurata''
(Moore, 885
*''
Chusaris griseisigna''
Holloway, 2008
*''
Chusaris idaeoides''
(Hampson, 1891)
*''
Chusaris indigna''
(Wileman & West, 1930)
*''
Chusaris indistincta''
(Rothschild, 1920)
*''
Chusaris maculalis''
Walker, 866
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Year 866 ( DCCCLXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* April 21 – Bardas, the regent of the Byzantine Empire, is murdered by Basil the Macedonian at Miletu ...
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*'' Chusaris meterythrina'' Hampson, 1898
*'' Chusaris microlepidopteronis'' (Strand, 1920)
*'' Chusaris mulumaculata'' Holloway, 2008
*'' Chusaris nigrisigna'' Hampson, 1902
*'' Chusaris nigromaculata'' (Wileman, 1915)
*'' Chusaris obliquisignata'' Holloway, 2008
*'' Chusaris olearia'' Bethune-Baker, 1908
*'' Chusaris opisthospila'' Turner, 1909
*'' Chusaris bifasciata'' Holloway, 2008
*'' Chusaris paucimaculata'' (Hampson, 1893)
*'' Chusaris puncticilia'' (Hampson, 1891)
*'' Chusaris purpurisigna'' Holloway, 2008
*'' Chusaris renalis'' (Moore, 1882)
*'' Chusaris retatalis'' Walker, 859/small>
*'' Chusaris retataloides'' Holloway, 2008
*'' Chusaris rhynchinodes'' Strand, 1915
*'' Chusaris roseolactea'' (Rothschild, 1915
*'' Chusaris setocircularis'' Holloway, 2008
*'' Chusaris signicosta'' (Walker, 863
__NOTOC__
Year 863 ( DCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* September 3 – Battle of Lalakaon: A Byzantine army confronts an invasion by Muslim forces, led by Um ...
*'' Chusaris sordida'' (Wileman & South, 1917)
*'' Chusaris venata'' Warren, 1914
*'' Chusaris violisigna'' Holloway, 2008
References
Calpinae
{{Calpinae-stub