''Arugisa'' 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 ...
.
Taxonomy
The genus was previously classified in the subfamily
Hypeninae
The Hypeninae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The taxon was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. A notable species is '' Mecistoptera griseifusa'',
Taxonomy
The subfamily was previously classi ...
of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...
.
Species
* ''
Arugisa albipuncta''
Hampson, 1926
* ''
Arugisa aliena''
Walker, 1865
* ''
Arugisa gyrochila''
(Butler, 1879)
* ''
Arugisa latiorella''
(Walker, 1863) (syn: ''
Arugisa watsoni''
Richards, 1941)
* ''
Arugisa lutea''
(Smith, 1900)
* ''
Arugisa oppressa''
Schaus, 1911
* ''
Arugisa punctalis''
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1916)
* ''
Arugisa rubiginosa''
Hampson, 1926
* ''
Arugisa subterminata''
Hampson, 1926
References
''Arugisa''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Scolecocampinae
Moth genera
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