''Ephoria'' 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 of 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 considered a subfamily of Bombycidae. Distribution Species ar ...

. 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'' is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. 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. 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, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of co ...

'' (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, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part ...

'' (Stoll, 1781) * ''

Ephoria gallica ''Ephoria'' is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. 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. T ...

'' 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 ...

'' (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, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of co ...

'' (Schaus, 1900) * ''

Ephoria lybia ''Ephoria lybia'' is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It was described by Herbert Druce Herbert Druce, Linnean Society, FLS (14 July 1846 in London – 11 April 1913 in London) was an English entomologist. His collections were acquired by Fr ...

'' (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, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's ...

'' (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, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentin ...

'' (Dognin, 1923) * '' Ephoria thea'' (Schaus, 1924) * '' Ephoria yanisi'' Herbin & Mielke, 2018

References

* Apatelodidae Bombycoidea genera {{Bombycoidea-stub