''Eudocima'' 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 of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by

Gustaf Johan Billberg Gustaf Johan Billberg (14 June 1772, Karlskrona – 26 November 1844, Stockholm) was a Swedish botanist, zoologist and anatomist, although professionally and by training he was a lawyer and used science and biology as an avocation. The plant g ...

in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the past. Adult moths in the genus are known for puncturing and feeding on the juices of fruits, because of which they are considered as pests by horticulturists.

Description

Palpi with second joint thickened and reaching vertex of head, and blunt naked third joint. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Metathorax have slight tufts. Abdomen clothed with coarse hair on dorsum. Tibia spineless and clothed with long hair. Forewings with arched costa and acute apex. Inner margin lobed and with tufts of hair near base and at outer angle. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs, where first pair rudimentary.

Species

The following species are recognized by Alberto Zilli and Willem Hogenes (2002).Zilli, A. & Hogenes, W. (2002)
"An annotated list of the fruit piercing moth genus ''Eudocima'' Billberg, 1820 (sensu Poole) with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Catocalinae)"
''Quadrifina''. 5: 153-207. * ''

Eudocima anguina ''Eudocima anguina'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Schaus in 1911. It is found in South America and in most of Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( ...

'' Schaus, 1911 * '' Eudocima apta'' Walker, 1857 * ''

Eudocima aurantia ''Eudocima aurantia'', the fruit-sucking moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1877. It is found across south-east Asia, from Sri-Lanka to northern Queensland, Australia. It is also prese ...

'' Moore, 1877 * '' Eudocima bathyglypta'' Prout, 1928 * '' Eudocima behouneki'' Zilli & Hogenes, 2002 * ''

Eudocima boseae ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pas ...

'' Saalmüller, 1880 * '' Eudocima caesar'' Felder, 1861 * ''

Eudocima cajeta ''Eudocima cajeta'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, I ...

'' Cramer, 1775 * ''

Eudocima cocalus ''Eudocima cocalus'', the cocalus fruit piercing moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the north-eastern part of the Himalaya, to Sundaland and east to Queensland, Australia and the Solomons. The wingspan is about 100 mm. ...

'' Cramer, 1777 * ''

Eudocima collusoria ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pas ...

'' Cramer, 1777 * ''

Eudocima colubra ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pas ...

'' Schaus, 1911 * '' Eudocima discrepans'' Walker, 1857 * ''

Eudocima dividens ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pa ...

'' Walker, 1857 * '' Eudocima divitiosa'' Walker, 1869 * ''

Eudocima euryzona ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pas ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Eudocima felicia ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pas ...

'' Stoll, 1790 * ''

Eudocima formosa ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pas ...

'' Griveaud & Viette, 1960 * ''

Eudocima homaena ''Eudocima homaena'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1816. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, the Nicobars, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines and on Christmas Island. It is a ...

'' Hübner, 1816 * ''

Eudocima hypermnestra ''Eudocima hypermnestra'' is a moth of the family Erebidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in China, Thailand, Taiwan, India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=IS ...

'' Cramer, 1780 * ''

Eudocima imperator ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pas ...

'' Boisduval, 1833 * ''

Eudocima iridescens ''Eudocima iridescens'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in large parts of the world, including Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from ...

'' Lucas, 1894 * ''

Eudocima jordani ''Eudocima jordani'', the Jordan's fruit piercing moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. Adults are considered a commercial pest. They damage fruit by piercing the skin to suck juice. The win ...

'' Holland, 1900 * ''

Eudocima kinabaluensis ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pas ...

'' Feige, 1976 * ''

Eudocima kuehni ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pa ...

'' Pagenstecher, 1886 * ''

Eudocima materna ''Eudocima materna'', the dot-underwing moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae found in widespread parts of the world, mainly in tropical Asia extending to New Guinea and Australia as well as in Africa. Reports from the United States, Canada an ...

'' Linnaeus, 1767 * ''

Eudocima mazzeii ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pa ...

'' Zilli & Hogenes, 2002 * ''

Eudocima memorans ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pa ...

'' Walker, 1857 * ''

Eudocima mionopastea ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pas ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Eudocima muscigera ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pas ...

'' Butler, 1882 * ''

Eudocima nigricilia ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the ...

'' Prout, 1924 * ''

Eudocima okurai ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the ...

'' Okano, 1964 * ''

Eudocima paulii ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the ...

'' Robinson, 1968 * ''

Eudocima phalonia ''Eudocima phalonia'', the common fruit-piercing moth, is a fruit piercing moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 ''Centuria Insectorum''. It is found in large parts of the tropics, mainly in A ...

'' Linnaeus, 1763 * ''

Eudocima pratti ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pas ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1906 * ''

Eudocima prattorum ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pas ...

'' Prout, 1922 * ''

Eudocima procus ''Eudocima procus'' is a moth of the family Erebidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. Distribution This species should be present in Suriname, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, ...

'' Cramer, 1777 * ''

Eudocima prolai ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the ...

'' Zilli & Hogenes, 2002 * ''

Eudocima salaminia ''Eudocima salaminia'', the green fruit-piercing moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found from India, and across south-east Asia to the Pacific Islands. In Australia it occur ...

'' Cramer, 1777 * '' Eudocima serpentifera'' Walker, 1857 * ''

Eudocima sikhimensis ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the ...

'' Butler, 1895 * ''

Eudocima smaragdipicta ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pas ...

'' Walker, 1857 * ''

Eudocima splendida ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the ...

'' Yoshimoto, 1999 * ''

Eudocima strivijayana ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the ...

'' Bänziger, 1985 * ''

Eudocima talboti ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the ...

'' Prout, 1922 * ''

Eudocima toddi ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the ...

'' Zayas, 1965 * ''

Eudocima treadawayi ''Eudocima'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820, and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the pas ...

'' Zilli & Hogenes, 2002 * '' Eudocima tyrannus'' Guenée, 1852

References

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''Eudocima serpentifera'' in the US
Moth genera {{Calpinae-stub