''Diacrisia'' 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.
Its species can be found in Europe and Asia.
The species of the genera ''Rhyparia'' and ''Rhyparioides'' were placed in ''Diacrisia'' as a result of phylogenetic research published by Rönkä et al. in 2016.
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Species
: '' Diacrisia amurensis'' (Bremer, 1861)
: '' Diacrisia aspersa''
: '' Diacrisia aurapsa'' Swinhoe, 1905
: '' Diacrisia echo'' Rothschild, 1910
: '' Diacrisia irene'' Butler, 1881
: '' Diacrisia metelkana'' (Lederer, 1861)
: '' Diacrisia nebulosa'' (Butler, 1877)
: '' Diacrisia porthesioides'' Rothschild, 1910
: '' Diacrisia purpurata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) Purple Tiger
: '' Diacrisia sannio'' (Linnaeus, 1758) Clouded Buff
: '' Diacrisia sublutea''
: '' Diacrisia subvaria'' (Walker, 1855)
References
External links
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Arctiina
Moth genera
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