''Isorropus'' is a genus 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 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 ...
. There are about 11 described species in ''Isorropus'', found in
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
and South America.
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Species
These 11 species belong to the genus ''Isorropus'':[
* '' Isorropus aureomaculata'' Reich, 1935 (South America)
* '' Isorropus celena'' Walker, 1854 (South America)
* '' Isorropus fasciata'' Rothschild, 1912
* '' Isorropus funeralis'' Kenrick, 1914 (Madagascar)
* '' Isorropus lateritea'' de Toulgoët, 1956 (Madagascar)
* '' Isorropus pseudocelena'' Bryk, 1953 (South America)
* '' Isorropus sanguinolenta'' Mabille, 1878 (Madagascar)
* '' Isorropus sibyllae'' Druce, 1885
* '' Isorropus splendidus'' de Toulgoët, 1956 (Madagascar)
* '' Isorropus tricolor'' Butler, 1880 (Madagascar)
]
References
External links
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Lithosiini
Moth genera
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