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''Baritius'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.


Species

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Baritius acuminata ''Baritius acuminata'' is a moth of 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 ...
'' (Walker, 1856) *''
Baritius affinis ''Baritius affinis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoolog ...
'' Rothschild, 1910 *'' Baritius brunnea'' Hampson, 1901 *'' Baritius cerdai'' Toulgoët, 2001 *''
Baritius cyclozonata ''Baritius cyclozonata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, the Amazon region, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera d ...
'' (Hampson, 1901) *''
Baritius discalis ''Baritius discalis'' is a moth of 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 g ...
'' Walker, 1855 *''
Baritius eleuthera ''Baritius eleuthera'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found in Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Ho ...
'' (Stoll,
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Baritius eleutheroides ''Baritius eleutheroides'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in Brazil, Peru, Suriname, French Guiana, Venezuela, Ecuador and Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Co ...
'' Rothschild, 1909 *''
Baritius flavescens ''Baritius flavescens'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoo ...
'' Rothschild, 1909 *''
Baritius grandis ''Baritius grandis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa R ...
'' Rothschild, 1909 *''
Baritius hampsoni ''Baritius hampsoni'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1902. It is found in Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa R ...
'' (Dognin, 1907) *''
Baritius haemorrhoides ''Baritius haemorrhoides'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in French Guiana.Baritius kawensis'' Toulgoët, 2001 *''
Baritius nigridorsipeltatus ''Baritius nigridorsipeltatus'' is a moth of 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 m ...
'' Strand, 1921 *''
Baritius sannionis ''Baritius sannionis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officiall ...
'' Rothschild, 1909


Former species

*'' Baritius cepiana'' (Druce, 1893) *'' Baritius drucei'' Rothschild, 1910 *'' Baritius morio'' Seitz, 1920 *'' Baritius palmeri'' Rothschild, 1916 *'' Baritius pyrrhopyga'' (Walker,
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*'' Baritius roseocincta'' Seitz, 1920 *'' Baritius superba'' (Schaus, 1889)


References

* Toulgoët, H. de (2001). "Description de nouvelles Arctiides néotropicales et d'un nouveau genre (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Arctiinae) 68ème note". ''Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie''. 18 (2): 113–121.


External links

* Phaegopterina Moth genera {{Phaegopterina-stub