''Chrostosoma'' is a genus 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 subfamily

Arctiinae The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...

, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. This genus was erected by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1819.

Species

These 29 species belong to the genus ''Chrostosoma'': * '' Chrostosoma cardinale'' Schaus, 1898 * '' Chrostosoma chalconitis'' Druce, 1883 * '' Chrostosoma chryseridia'' Draudt, 1915 * '' Chrostosoma destricta'' Draudt, 1915 * '' Chrostosoma dhamis'' Schaus, 1920 * '' Chrostosoma dolens'' Walker, 1854 * '' Chrostosoma echemus'' Stoll, 1782 * '' Chrostosoma enna'' Schaus, 1924 * '' Chrostosoma fassli'' Draudt, 1915 * '' Chrostosoma fenestrina'' Butler, 1876 * '' Chrostosoma guianensis'' Kaye * '' Chrostosoma haematica'' Perty, 1834 * '' Chrostosoma halli'' Kaye * '' Chrostosoma infuscatum'' Rothschild, 1931 * '' Chrostosoma lea'' Schaus, 1924 * '' Chrostosoma mediana'' Schaus, 1928 * '' Chrostosoma mysia'' Druce, 1906 * '' Chrostosoma patricia'' Schaus, 1912 * '' Chrostosoma pellucida'' Schaus, 1905 * '' Chrostosoma plagiata'' Rothschild, 1911 * '' Chrostosoma rica'' Dognin, 1897 * '' Chrostosoma schausi'' Rothschild, 1911 * '' Chrostosoma semirubra'' Hampson, 1898 * '' Chrostosoma stulta'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 * '' Chrostosoma tabascensis'' Dyar, 1916 * '' Chrostosoma tricolor'' Felder, 1868 * '' Chrostosoma trimaculatum'' Strand, 1912 * '' Chrostosoma unxa'' Druce, 1896 * '' Chrostosoma viridipunctata'' Rothschild, 1911

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"Genus: ''Chrostosoma'' Hübner, 1821"
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