''Elaphristis'' 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
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 of 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
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics.
Life and work
Ed ...
in 1891.
Species
* ''
Elaphristis aneliopa''
(Bethune-Baker, 1908)
* ''
Elaphristis anthracia''
Meyrick, 1891
* ''
Elaphristis anthracitis''
Turner, 1902
* ''
Elaphristis leucochorda''
Turner, 1902
* ''
Elaphristis melanica''
Turner, 1902
* ''
Elaphristis psoloessa''
Turner, 1909
References
Hypeninae
Moth genera
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