''Elcysma'' 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
Zygaenidae
The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. Some of the 1000 or so species are commonly known as burnet or forester moths, ofte ...
. The genus was erected by
Arthur Gardiner Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders.
Biography
Arthur Gardiner B ...
in 1881.
Selected species
* ''
Elcysma delavayi''
Oberthür, 1891
* ''
Elcysma dohertyi''
(Elwes, 1890)
* ''
Elcysma westwoodi
''Elcysma westwoodi'' (often spelled ''Elcysma westwoodii''), commonly known as the white-tailed zygaenid moth, is a species of moth in the burnet moth family Zygaenidae. It has a Palaearctic distribution, being found in Japan, the Korean Penins ...
''
(Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863) – white-tailed zygaenid
* ''
Elcysma ziroensis''
(Chada, Gogoi & Young, 2017) Apatani glory
References
* Koshioa, C., Murajia, M., Tatsutab, H. & Kudoa, S.-I. (2007). "Sexual selection in a moth: effect of symmetry on male mating success in the wild". ''Behavioral Ecology''. 18 (3): 571-578.
Chalcosiinae
Zygaenidae genera
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