''Collita'' 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 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
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company.
It has been said that Mo ...
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 in ...
''.
Species
* ''
Collita chinensis''
(Daniel, 1954) (eastern Asia)
* ''
Collita coreana''
(Leech, 1888) (eastern Asia)
* ''
Collita digna''
(Ignatyev & Witt, 2007) (eastern Asia)
* ''
Collita gina''
(Okano, 955
Year 955 ( CMLV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* August 10 – Battle of Lechfeld: King Otto I ("the Great") defeats the Hungarians (also known as Magyars) near Augsburg (Germa ...
(eastern Asia: Japan)
* ''
Collita griseola''
(Hübner, 1803) (northern Eurasia)
* ''
Collita okanoi''
(Inoue, 1961) (eastern Asia: Japan and neighboring islands)
* ''
Collita vetusta''
(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
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