''Buzara'' 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
Several species now in the genus where formerly placed in the genus ''
Dysgonia
''Dysgonia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Taxonomy
Many species formerly in the genus were moved to other genera, such as '' Bastilla'', '' Buzara'', '' Pindara'' and '' Macaldenia'' ...
''.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
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Buzara chrysomela''
Walker, 1864 (syn: ''Buzara eurychrysa''
(Meyrick, 1889), ''Buzara gestroi''
Oberthuer, 1880)
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Buzara circumducta''
Warren, 1912
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Buzara feneratrix''
(Guenée, 1852)
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Buzara forceps''
(Kobes, 1985)
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Buzara frontinus''
(Donovan, 1805)
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Buzara infractafinis''
(Lucas, 1894)
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Buzara lageos''
(Guenée, 1852)
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Buzara latizona''
(Butler, 1874)
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Buzara lua''
(Strand, 1816)
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Buzara luteipalpis''
(Walker)
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Buzara onelia''
(Guenée, 1852)
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Buzara propyrrha''
(Walker, 1858)
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Buzara roulera''
(Swinhoe, 1909)
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Buzara pseudoumbrosa''
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Buzara saikehi''
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Buzara umbrosa''
(Walker, 1865)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus databaseGenus info
Ophiusini
Noctuoidea genera
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