''Ecdemus'' is a genus 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 subfamily
Arctiinae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...
. The genus was erected by
Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer
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in 1855.
Species
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Ecdemus carmania''
(Druce, 1883)
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Ecdemus hypoleuca''
Herrich-Schäffer, 855
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Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* November 20 – Theoktistos, co-regent of the Empire on behalf of 15-year old Emperor Mi ...
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*'' Ecdemus obscuratus'' Schaus, 1911
References
External links
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Arctiinae
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