''Palthis'' 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 ...

of litter moths 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 ...

. The genus was erected by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1825.

Species

*'' Palthis aeacalis'' Schaus, 1913 *'' Palthis agroteralis'' (Guenée, 1854) *'' Palthis angulalis'' (Hübner, 1796) – dark-spotted palthis moth *'' Palthis angustipennis'' Schaus, 1916 *'' Palthis argenteicincta'' Dognin, 1914 *'' Palthis asopialis'' (Guenée, 1854) – faint-spotted palthis moth *'' Palthis auca'' Möschler, 1880 *'' Palthis bizialis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Palthis calcabilis'' Dognin, 1914 *'' Palthis calcalis'' Schaus, 1906 *'' Palthis eubaealis'' Schaus, 1913 *'' Palthis hieronymus'' Schaus, 1913 *'' Palthis incuriosa'' Dyar, 1914 *'' Palthis lineata'' Schaus, 1913 *'' Palthis misantlalis'' Schaus, 1916 *'' Palthis mophisalis'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Palthis obliqualis'' Dognin, 1914 *'' Palthis oconequensis'' Dognin, 1914 *'' Palthis orasiusalis'' Walker, 1859 *'' Palthis phocionalis'' (Walker, 859 *'' Palthis serapealis'' Schaus, 1916 *'' Palthis spectalis'' (Guenée, 1854) *'' Palthis submarginata'' Schaus, 1913

References

Herminiinae Moth genera {{Herminiinae-stub