''Ephoria'' is a genus 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

Apatelodidae Apatelodidae, the American silkworm moths, is a family (biology), family of insects in the order (biology), order Lepidoptera. They are a family within the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Bombycoidea, though they have in the past been considered a su ...

family. It was previously known as ''Colabata'', as a result of Herrich-Schäffer's ''Synopsis familiarum Lepidopterorum''—in which ''Ephoria'' was introduced—having been published twice. The earlier of these publications precedes that of Walker's ''Colabata'' in 1856, making the latter the junior synonym.

Species

Per Kitching et al. 2018, the genus contains the following species: * ''

Ephoria dora ''Ephoria dora'' is a moth in the Apatelodidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1896. It is found in south-eastern Brazil. Description The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip t ...

'' (Schaus, 1896) * ''

Ephoria eadgara ''Ephoria eadgara'' is a moth in the Apatelodidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1934. It is found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South ...

'' (Schaus, 1934) * ''

Ephoria ephora ''Ephoria ephora'' is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781, from a specimen from Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripo ...

'' (Stoll, 1781) * ''

Ephoria gallica ''Ephoria'' is a genus of moths of the Apatelodidae Apatelodidae, the American silkworm moths, is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are a family within the superfamily Bombycoidea, though they have in the past been considered ...

'' Herbin, 2017 * ''

Ephoria hezia ''Ephoria hezia'' is a moth in the Apatelodidae Apatelodidae, the American silkworm moths, is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are a family within the superfamily Bombycoidea, though they have in the past been considered a su ...

'' (Druce, 1899) * ''

Ephoria illauta ''Ephoria illauta'' is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It was described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt (11 March 1875, Darmstadt – 4 April 1953 Darmstadt) was a German entomologist, who specialised in Lepidoptera. His c ...

'' (Draudt, 1929) * ''

Ephoria liliana ''Ephoria liliana'' is a moth in the Apatelodidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1900. It is found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South ...

'' (Schaus, 1900) * ''

Ephoria lybia ''Ephoria lybia'' is a moth in the family Apatelodidae Apatelodidae, the American silkworm moths, is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are a family within the superfamily Bombycoidea, though they have in the past been considere ...

'' (Druce, 1898) * ''

Ephoria marginalis ''Ephoria marginalis'' is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in b ...

'' (Walker, 1856) * ''

Ephoria mendozata ''Ephoria mendozata'' is a moth in the Apatelodidae family. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1923. It is found in Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Parag ...

'' (Dognin, 1923) * '' Ephoria thea'' (Schaus, 1924) * ''

Ephoria yanisi ''Ephoria'' is a genus of moths of the Apatelodidae family. It was previously known as ''Colabata'', as a result of Herrich-Schäffer's ''Synopsis familiarum Lepidopterorum''—in which ''Ephoria'' was introduced—having been published twice. Th ...

'' Herbin & Mielke, 2018

References

* Apatelodidae Moth genera {{Bombycoidea-stub