''Ephyrodes'' 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 in the family
Erebidae. The genus was erected by
Achille Guenée
Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist.
Biography
Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun.
He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very e ...
in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus was previously classified in the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the othe ...
.
[Lafontaine, J. D. & Fibiger, M. (2006). "Revised higher classification of the Noctuidae (Lepidoptera)". ''Canadian Entomologist''. 138: 610–635. ]
Species
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Ephyrodes cacata''
Guenée, 1852 southern US to Colombia, Antilles, Brazil (Pará)
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Ephyrodes eviola''
Hampson, 1926 Peru
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Ephyrodes gorgoniopis''
Dognin, 1919 French Guiana
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Ephyrodes hypenoides''
(Guenée, 1852) French Guiana
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Ephyrodes omicron''
Guenée, 1852 Haiti
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Ephyrodes repandens''
Schaus, 1911 Costa Rica
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Ephyrodes similis''
Druce, 1890 Panama
References
Eulepidotinae
Noctuoidea genera
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