''Aseptis'' 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
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 ...
. The genus was erected by
James Halliday McDunnough
James Halliday McDunnough (10 May 1877 – 23 February 1962) was a Canadians, Canadian Linguistics, linguist, musician, and Entomology, entomologist best known for his work with North American Lepidoptera, but who also made important contributio ...
in 1937.
Species
*''Aseptis fumeola''
species group
In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth ...
** ''
Aseptis ethnica''
(J. B. Smith, 1899)
** ''
Aseptis fanatica''
Mustelin, 2006
** ''
Aseptis ferruginea''
Mustelin, 2000
** ''
Aseptis fumeola''
(Hampson, 1908)
** ''
Aseptis murina''
Mustelin, 2000
*''Aseptis lichena'' species group
** ''
Aseptis lichena''
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)
** ''
Aseptis pseudolichena''
Mustelin & Leuschner, 2000
*unplaced to species group
** ''
Aseptis binotata''
(Walker, 1865)
** ''
Aseptis catalina''
(J. B. Smith, 1899)
** ''
Aseptis characta''
(Grote, 1880)
** ''
Aseptis fumosa''
(Grote, 1879)
** ''
Aseptis perfumosa''
(Hampson, 1918)
** ''
Aseptis serrula''
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
** ''
Aseptis susquesa''
(J. B. Smith, 1908)
** ''
Aseptis torreyana''
Mustelin, 2006
Former species
* ''
Aseptis adnixa''
(Grote, 1880)
* ''
Aseptis bultata''
(J. B. Smith, 1906)
* ''
Aseptis cara''
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
* ''
Aseptis dilara''
(Strecker, 1899)
* ''
Aseptis genetrix''
(Grote, 1878)
* ''
Aseptis marina''
(Grote, 1874)
* ''
Aseptis monica''
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
* ''
Aseptis pausis''
(J. B. Smith, 1899)
* ''
Aseptis paviae''
(Strecker, 1874)
References
Noctuoidea genera
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