''Macristis'' 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 ...
of
litter moth
The Herminiinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The members of the subfamily are called litter moths because the caterpillars of most members feed on dead leaves of plants, though others feed on living leaves, and/or the mushro ...
s of the family
Erebidae. The genus was described by Schaus in 1916.
Species
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Macristis bilinealis
''Macristis bilinealis'' is a species of litter moth in the family Erebidae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough
James Halliday McDunnough (10 May 1877 – 23 February 1962) was a Canadian linguist, musician, and ...
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Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
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Macristis geminipunctalis
''Macristis geminipunctalis'' is a species of litter moth
The Herminiinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The members of the subfamily are called litter moths because the caterpillars of most members feed on dead leaves of p ...
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Schaus, 1916
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Macristis pharosalis''
Schaus, 1916
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Macristis schausi''
Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
References
Herminiinae
Moth genera
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