''Carcinopyga'' is a genus of
tiger moth
The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other operators as a primary trainer aircraft. ...
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 described by Felder in 1874.
Species
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Carcinopyga gurkoi''
Kautt & Saldaitis, 1997
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Carcinopyga lichenigera''
C. Felder & R. Felder, 1874
*''
Carcinopyga proserpina''
(Staudinger, 1887)
References
* 1986: ''Carcinopyga lindti'' spec. nov. (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) aus Tian Schan. ''Neue Entomologische Nachrichten'' 19 (1/2): 31–36.
* , 1874 in Felder & Rogenhofer, ''Reise öst. Fregatta Novara (Zool.'') 2 (Abt. 2): pl. 101, f. 3.
External links
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Callimorphina
Moth genera
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