''Calidota'' 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 ...

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 ...

. The genus was erected by

Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. (February 14, 1866 – January 21, 1929) was an American entomologist. Dyar's Law, a pattern of geometric progression in the growth of insect parts, is named after him. He was also noted for eccentric pursuits which includ ...

in 1901.

Species

*'' Calidota bahamensis'' Rothschild, 1933 *'' Calidota clarcana'' Dyar, 1916 *''

Calidota divina ''Calidota divina'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Schaus in 1889. It is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, ...

'' (Schaus, 1889) *'' Calidota guzmani'' Beutelspacher,

981 Year 981 ( CMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Emperor Otto II (the Red) leads the imperial court to Rome, making the city his imperial capital, and receiv ...

/small> *'' Calidota lubeckei'' Beutelspacher,

986 Year 986 ( CMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * August 17 – Battle of the Gates of Trajan: Emperor Basil II leads a Byzantine expeditionary force (30,000 me ...

/small> *'' Calidota obscurata'' (Druce, 1884) *'' Calidota paulina'' (E. D. Jones, 1912) *'' Calidota phryganoides'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Calidota strigosa'' (Walker, 1855) – streaked calidota moth

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