''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 ...

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 ''Ephyrodes cacata'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a 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 ...

'' Guenée, 1852 southern US to Colombia, Antilles, Brazil (Pará) *''

Ephyrodes eviola ''Ephyrodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Taxonomy The genus was previously classified in the family Noctuidae.Lafontaine, J. D. & Fibiger, M. (2006). "Revised higher classificat ...

'' Hampson, 1926 Peru *''

Ephyrodes gorgoniopis ''Ephyrodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Taxonomy The genus was previously classified in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyw ...

'' Dognin, 1919 French Guiana *''

Ephyrodes hypenoides ''Ephyrodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Taxonomy The genus was previously classified in the family Noctuidae.Lafontaine, J. D. & Fibiger, M. (2006). "Revised higher classificat ...

'' (Guenée, 1852) French Guiana *''

Ephyrodes omicron ''Ephyrodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Taxonomy The genus was previously classified in the family Noctuidae.Lafontaine, J. D. & Fibiger, M. (2006). "Revised higher classificat ...

'' Guenée, 1852 Haiti *'' Ephyrodes repandens'' Schaus, 1911 Costa Rica *'' Ephyrodes similis'' Druce, 1890 Panama

References

Eulepidotinae Noctuoidea genera {{Noctuoidea-stub