''Ercheia'' 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 in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), 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 macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1858.
Description
Palpi upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head and third joint long in both sexes. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Mid and hind tibia spined, whereas fore tibia of male clothed with long hair. Forewings with somewhat rounded apex and crenulate cilia in both wings.
Species
* ''
Ercheia amoena
''Ercheia amoena'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1919. It is found in New Guinea.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip ...
''
L. B. Prout, 1919
* ''
Ercheia bergeri''
Viette, 1968
* ''
Ercheia careona''
Swinhoe, 1918
* ''
Ercheia chionoptera''
Druce, 1912
* ''
Ercheia cyllaria''
(Cramer, 1779)
* ''
Ercheia designata''
(Warren, 1914)
* ''
Ercheia dipterygia''
Hampson, 1913
* ''
Ercheia diversipennis''
Walker, 858/small> (syn: ''Ercheia ambidens'' (Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874), ''Ercheia zygia'' Swinhoe, 1885)
* '' Ercheia dubia'' Butler, 1874
* '' Ercheia ekeikei'' Bethune-Baker, 1906
* '' Ercheia enganica'' Swinhoe, 1918
* '' Ercheia kebea'' Bethune-Baker, 1906
* '' Ercheia latistria'' L. B. Prout, 1919
* '' Ercheia mahagonica'' (Saalmüller, 1891)
* '' Ercheia multilinea'' Swinhoe, 1902
* '' Ercheia niveostrigata'' Warren, 1913
* '' Ercheia pulchrivenula'' Gaede, 1938
* '' Ercheia pulchrivena'' (Walker, 1864)
* '' Ercheia quadriplaga'' (Walker, 1865)
* '' Ercheia scotobathra'' A. E. Prout, 1926
* '' Ercheia styx'' Bethune-Baker, 1906
* '' Ercheia subsignata'' (Walker, 1865) (syn: ''Ercheia periploca'' Holland, 1894)
* '' Ercheia umbrosa'' Butler, 1881
* '' Ercheia zura'' Swinhoe, 1885
Former species
* ''
Ercheia albirenata''
Gaede, 1917
* ''
Ercheia anvira''
Swinhoe, 1918
* ''
Ercheia spilophracta''
Turner, 1933 (''
Facidina'')
References
External links
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Moth genera
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