''Eudesmia'' 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
lichen moth
The Lithosiini are a tribe of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The taxon was described by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820.
Systematics
The tribe was previously treated as a higher-level taxon, the subfamily Lithosiinae, within the lichen an ...
s in the
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...
subtribe Eudesmiina of 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
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1823.
Species
* ''
Eudesmia arida''
(Skinner, 1906) – arid eudesmia moth
* ''
Eudesmia laetifera''
(Walker, 865
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Year 865 ( DCCCLXV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* King Louis the German divides the East Frankish Kingdom among his three sons. Carloman receives Bavaria (with more l ...
* ''
Eudesmia loccea''
(Schaus, 1921)
* ''
Eudesmia lunaris''
(Walker, 1864)
* ''
Eudesmia major''
Rothschild, 1912
* ''
Eudesmia menea''
(Drury, 1782)
* ''
Eudesmia mina''
(Guerin, 1844)
* ''
Eudesmia monon''
Dyar, 1917
* ''
Eudesmia praxis''
(Druce, 1894)
* ''
Eudesmia prusias''
(Druce, 1894)
* ''
Eudesmia quadrifasciata''
(Walker, 865
__NOTOC__
Year 865 ( DCCCLXV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* King Louis the German divides the East Frankish Kingdom among his three sons. Carloman receives Bavaria (with more l ...
* ''
Eudesmia ruficollis''
(Donovan, 1798)
* ''
Eudesmia tehuacana''
Dyar, 1917
* ''
Eudesmia trisigna''
(Walker, 1854)
* ''
Eudesmia unicincta''
(Hampson, 1900)
References
Noctuoidea genera
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