''Gaurena'' 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
moths
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (suborder Rhopalocera) a ...
belonging to the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
Thyatirinae
The Thyatirinae, or false owlet moths, are a subfamily of the moth family Drepanidae with about 200 species described. Until recently, most classifications treated this group as a separate family called Thyatiridae.
Taxonomy
References
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of the
Drepanidae
The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies, which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a supe ...
. It was erected by
Francis Walker in 1865.
Species
* ''
Gaurena albifasciata''
Gaede, 1931
* ''
Gaurena argentisparsa''
Hampson, 1896
* ''
Gaurena aurofasciata''
Hampson, 1892
* ''
Gaurena delattini''
Werny, 1966
* ''
Gaurena florens''
Walker, 1865
* ''
Gaurena florescens''
Walker, 1865
* ''
Gaurena forsteri''
Werny, 1966
* ''
Gaurena gemella''
Leech, 1900
* ''
Gaurena grisescens''
Oberthür, 1894
* ''
Gaurena margaritha''
Werny, 1966
* ''
Gaurena nigrescens''
Werny, 1966
* ''
Gaurena olivacea''
Houlbert, 1921
* ''
Gaurena pretiosa''
Werny, 1966
* ''
Gaurena roesleri''
Werny, 1966
* ''
Gaurena sinuata''
Warren, 1912
* ''
Gaurena watsoni''
Werny, 1966
Former species
* ''
Gaurena dierli''
Werny, 1966
* ''
Gaurena fletcheri''
Werny, 1966
References
* (1865). ''List of Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum'' 32: 619.
* (2007)
"The Thyatiridae of Eurasia including the Sundaland and New Guinea (Lepidoptera)" ''Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie''. Band 13: 1–683.
Thyatirinae
Drepanidae genera
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