''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
''Euchlaenidia albilinea'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Schaus in 1912. It is found in Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
The species was formerly included in the subfamily Dioptinae of the family Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a famil ...
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(Schaus, 1912)
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Euchlaenidia erconvalda
''Euchlaenidia erconvalda'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1933. It is found in Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America ...
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Schaus, 1933
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Euchlaenidia macallia
''Euchlaenidia'' is a genus of Arctiinae (moth), tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1901.
Species
*''Euchlaenidia albilinea'' (Schaus, 1912)
*''Euchlaenidia erconvalda'' Schaus, 1933
*''Euchlaenidia ma ...
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Schaus, 1933
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Euchlaenidia neglecta
''Euchlaenidia neglecta'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1910. 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 o ...
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Rothschild, 1910
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Euchlaenidia ockendeni
''Euchlaenidia ockendeni'' is a moth of the family Erebidae Species description, first described by Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Peru.
References
Moths described in 1910
Euchlaenidia
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Rothschild, 1910
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Euchlaenidia transcisa
''Euchlaenidia transcisa'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's ...
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(Walker, 1854)
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Euchlaenidia wirthi
''Euchlaenidia wirthi'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1933. It is found in Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, ...
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Schaus, 1933
References
External links
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