''Erygia'' 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 in 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 ...
erected by
Achille Guenée
Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist.
Biography
Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun.
He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very ear ...
in 1852.
Description
Palpi upturned and very slender, almost naked, where the second joint reaching vertex of head, and third joint variable in length. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Metathorax with a large spreading tuft. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on proximal segments. Male with a large anal tuft. Tibia spineless. Femur fringed with long hair, as also fore tibia. The mid tibia clothed with short hair and hind tibia and tarsi with long hair. Forewings with quadrate apex. A tooth of scaled usually found at outer angle. Cilia crenulate.
Species
* ''
Erygia antecedens''
(Walker, 1858)
* ''
Erygia apicalis''
Guenée, 1852
* ''
Erygia plagifera''
(Walker, 1859)
* ''
Erygia precedens''
(Walker, 1858)
* ''
Erygia reflectifascia''
Hampson, 1891
* ''
Erygia semiplaga''
(Walker, 1869)
* ''
Erygia sigillata''
Butler, 1889
* ''
Erygia spissa''
(Guenée, 1852)
* ''
Erygia subapicalis''
(Walker, 1870)
References
External links
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Erebini
Noctuoidea genera
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