''Collita'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by

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in 1878. Most species were previously placed in the genus ''

Eilema ''Eilema'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Taxonomy After a 2011 revision, all the species but one, ''E. caniola'', have been moved to other genera. The genera formerly included ...

''.

Species

* ''

Collita chinensis ''Collita chinensis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Mongolia and China (Shensi, Shaanxi, Heilongjang)., 2007: A review of ''Eilema'' Hübner, 1819 of Russia and adjacent territories. Part 1. The ''Eilema griseola'' (Hübner, 18 ...

'' (Daniel, 1954) (eastern Asia) * ''

Collita coreana ''Collita coreana'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Korea., 2007: A review of ''Eilema'' Hübner, 1819 of Russia and adjacent territories. Part 1. The ''Eilema griseola'' (Hübner, 1803) species group (Arctiidae: Lithosiinae). ' ...

'' (Leech, 1888) (eastern Asia) * ''

Collita digna ''Collita digna'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Russian Far East., 2007: A review of ''Eilema'' Hübner, 1819 of Russia and adjacent territories. Part 1. The ''Eilema griseola'' (Hübner, 1803) species group (Arctiidae: Lit ...

'' (Ignatyev & Witt, 2007) (eastern Asia) * ''

Collita gina ''Collita gina'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Japan (Honshu, Tsushima island)., 2007: A review of ''Eilema'' Hübner, 1819 of Russia and adjacent territories. Part 1. The ''Eilema griseola'' (Hübner, 1803) species group (Arct ...

'' (Okano,

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(eastern Asia: Japan) * ''

Collita griseola ''Collita griseola'', the dingy footman, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. It is found in Europe and North and South-East Asia. The wingspan is 32–40 mm. The moth flies from May ...

'' (Hübner, 1803) (northern Eurasia) * ''

Collita okanoi ''Collita okanoi'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on the southern Kuriles (Kunashir, Shikotan) and in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu)., 2007: A review of ''Eilema'' Hübner, 1819 of Russia and adjacent territories. Part 1. The '' ...

'' (Inoue, 1961) (eastern Asia: Japan and neighboring islands) * ''

Collita vetusta ''Collita vetusta'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima), the Russian Far East, northern China and Korea., 2007: A review of ''Eilema'' Hübner, 1819 of Russia and adjacent territo ...

'' (Walker, 1854) (eastern Asia)

References

*Ignatyev, N. N. & Witt, T. J. (2007)
"A review of ''Eilema'' Hübner, 1819 of Russia and adjacent territories. Part 1. The ''Eilema griseola'' (Hübner, 1803) species group (Arctiidae: Lithosiinae)"
''Nota lepidopterologica'' 30 (1): 25–43. Lithosiina Moth genera {{Lithosiina-stub