''Elaphristis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s of the family
Erebidae. The genus was erected by
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern m ...
in 1891.
Species
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Elaphristis aneliopa
''Elaphristis'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae
The Erebidae are a 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 macromot ...
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(Bethune-Baker, 1908)
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Elaphristis anthracia
''Elaphristis'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick in 1891.
Species
* ''Elaphristis aneliopa
''Elaphristis'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in ...
''
Meyrick, 1891
* ''
Elaphristis anthracitis
''Elaphristis anthracitis'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingt ...
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Turner, 1902
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Elaphristis leucochorda
''Elaphristis'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick in 1891.
Species
* ''Elaphristis aneliopa'' (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
* ''Elaphristis anthracia
''Elaphristis'' is a genus of moths of the family E ...
''
Turner, 1902
* ''
Elaphristis melanica
''Elaphristis'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick in 1891.
Species
* ''Elaphristis aneliopa'' (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
* ''Elaphristis anthracia'' Meyrick, 1891
* '' Elaphristis anthracitis'' Turner ...
''
Turner, 1902
* ''
Elaphristis psoloessa
''Elaphristis'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick in 1891.
Species
* ''Elaphristis aneliopa'' (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
* ''Elaphristis anthracia'' Meyrick, 1891
* '' Elaphristis anthracitis'' Turner ...
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Turner, 1909
References
Hypeninae
Moth genera
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