''Cirrhophanus'' 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 of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...
. The genus was erected by
Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Augustus Radcliffe Grote (February 7, 1841 – September 12, 1903) was a British entomologist who Species description, described over 1,000 species of Lepidoptera, butterflies and moths.Osborn, H. 1937. Fragments of Entomological History. Columb ...
in 1872.
Species
*''
Cirrhophanus dubifer
''Cirrhophanus'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872.
Species
*'' Cirrhophanus dubifer'' Dyar, 1907 Mexico
*'' Cirrhophanus dyari'' Cockerell, 1899 Arizona, western Texas, northe ...
''
Dyar, 1907 Mexico
*''
Cirrhophanus dyari''
Cockerell, 1899 Arizona, western Texas, northern Mexico
*''
Cirrhophanus hoffmanni
''Cirrhophanus'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872.
Species
*''Cirrhophanus dubifer'' Dyar, 1907 Mexico
*'' Cirrhophanus dyari'' Cockerell, 1899 Arizona, western Texas, norther ...
''
Hogue, 1963
*''
Cirrhophanus magnifer
''Cirrhophanus'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872.
Species
*''Cirrhophanus dubifer'' Dyar, 1907 Mexico
*'' Cirrhophanus dyari'' Cockerell, 1899 Arizona, western Texas, norther ...
''
Dyar, 1907 Mexico
*''
Cirrhophanus nigrifer''
Dyar, 1907 Mexico
*''
Cirrhophanus pretiosa''
(Morrison, 1875) Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Arkansas
*''
Cirrhophanus triangulifer''
Grote, 1872 Missouri, from (New York, New Jersey - Florida) - to (Kansas, Texas)
Former species
* ''Cirrhophanus papago'' is now ''
Eulithosia papago
''Eulithosia papago'' is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). It was first described by William Barnes
William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest, ...
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(Barnes, 1907)
* ''Cirrhophanus plesioglauca'' is now ''
Eulithosia plesioglauca
''Eulithosia plesioglauca'' is an owlet moth (family Noctuidae). The species was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1912.
The MONA or Hodges number
A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. ...
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(Dyar, 1912)
References
Stiriinae
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