''Faeculoides'' 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 ...

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 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 ...

first described by Michael Fibiger in 2008. Despite containing some long-known

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, the genus' distinctness was noted only in 2008. Initially and briefly, the genus was known as ''Faecula''. That name was earlier given to a genus of

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s, and the moth genus was soon renamed.

Species

Three species are presently placed here: * '' Faeculoides bifusa'' * '' Faeculoides plumbifusa'' * '' Faeculoides leucopis''

References

* * Micronoctuini Noctuoidea genera {{Micronoctuini-stub