''Euchlaenidia'' 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
tiger moth
The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other operators as a primary trainer aircraft. ...
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
George Hampson
Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet (14 January 1860 – 15 October 1936) was an English entomologist.
Hampson studied at Charterhouse School and Exeter College, Oxford. He travelled to India to become a tea-planter in the Nilgiri Hills ...
in 1901.
Species
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Euchlaenidia albilinea''
(Schaus, 1912)
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Euchlaenidia erconvalda''
Schaus, 1933
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Euchlaenidia macallia''
Schaus, 1933
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Euchlaenidia neglecta''
Rothschild, 1910
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Euchlaenidia ockendeni''
Rothschild, 1910
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Euchlaenidia transcisa''
(Walker, 1854)
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Euchlaenidia wirthi''
Schaus, 1933
References
External links
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Pericopina
Moth genera
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