''Orvasca'' is a genus of

tussock moth The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893. Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The ca ...

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 ...

. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865.

Species

The following species are included in the genus: *'' Orvasca aliena'' Butler, 1886 *'' Orvasca ashleyi'' Holloway, 1999 *'' Orvasca aurantiaca'' Hampson, 1893 *'' Orvasca bicolor'' Heylaerts, 1892 *'' Orvasca brunneva'' Holloway, 1999 *'' Orvasca dimorphissima'' Holloway, 1994 *'' Orvasca dolichocera'' Collenette, 1938 *'' Orvasca eva'' Schintlmeister, 1994 *'' Orvasca flavocinerea'' van Eecke, 1928 *'' Orvasca fulvonigra'' Swinhoe, 1903 *'' Orvasca kilanas'' Holloway, 1999 *'' Orvasca lavella'' Bethune-Baker, 1910 *'' Orvasca limbata'' Butler, 1881 *'' Orvasca panabra'' Turner, 1902 *'' Orvasca paradoxa'' Butler, 1886 *'' Orvasca primula'' Holloway, 1999 *'' Orvasca rufalba'' Holloway, 1976 *'' Orvasca sciasticta'' Collenette, 1938 *'' Orvasca semifusca'' Walker, 1869 *'' Orvasca subnotata'' Walker, 1865 *'' Orvasca vespertilionis'' Holloway, 1976 *'' Orvasca waterstradti'' Holloway, 1976

References

Lymantriinae Noctuoidea genera {{Lymantriinae-stub