''Diaphora'' 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 moths 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 ...

described by

Stephens Stephens is a surname. It is a patronymic and is recorded in England from 1086. Notable people with the surname include: *Alexander H. Stephens (1812–1883), Vice President of the Confederate States *Alison Stephens (1970–2010), British mandoli ...

in 1827. The moths are found in the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. Th ...

region.

Species

* ''Diaphora'' × ''beata'' (Caradja, 1898) * ''Diaphora'' × ''hilaris'' (Caradja, 1898) * ''Diaphora'' × ''inversa'' (Caradja, 1898) *''

Diaphora luctuosa ''Diaphora luctuosa'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1831. It is found in the Alps, on the Balkan Peninsula and in the Black Sea region. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airp ...

'' (Geyer,

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*''

Diaphora mendica ''Diaphora mendica'', the muslin moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm east to Lake Baikal. Technical description and variation The wingspan is 28–38 mm. There is clear sexual dimorphism in the imago ...

'' (Clerck, 1759) – muslin moth * ''Diaphora'' × ''seileri'' (Caradja, 1898) *'' Diaphora sordida'' (Hübner,

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References

Spilosomina Moth genera Palearctic Lepidoptera Taxa named by James Francis Stephens {{Spilosomina-stub