''Coscinia'' 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
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 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
* ''
Coscinia bifasciata''
(Rambur, 1832)
* ''
Coscinia cribraria
''Coscinia cribraria'', the speckled footman, is a species of moth belonging to the subfamily Arctiinae within the large Family (biology), family Erebidae. This moth has a widespread distribution in the Palearctic realm, Palearctic.
Taxonomy
''Co ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Coscinia liouvillei''
Le Cerf, 1928
* ''
Coscinia libyssa''
(Püngeler, 1907)
* ''
Coscinia mariarosae''
Expósito, 1991
* ''
Coscinia romei''
Sagarra, 1924
Species formerly placed in ''Coscinia''
* ''
Spiris striata''
Linnaeus, 1758
** Syn. ''Coscinia striata''
References
*
Callimorphina
Moth genera
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