''Notophyson'' is a genus of
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 in the subfamily
Arctiinae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...
erected by
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician.
He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société ento ...
in 1870.
Species
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Notophyson brotes''
Druce, 1895
* ''
Notophyson buckleyi
''Notophyson buckleyi'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1895. It is found in Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia o ...
''
Druce, 1895
* ''
Notophyson heliconides
''Notophyson heliconides'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Swainson in 1833. It is found in Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana and Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It ...
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Swainson, 1833
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Notophyson praxila''
Druce, 1895
* ''
Notophyson tiresias''
Cramer, 1776
References
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Arctiinae
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