''Psilochira'' 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
Lambertus Johannes Toxopeus
Lambertus Johannes Toxopeus (1894 - April 21, 1951) was a Java-born, Dutch university teacher, entomologist, lepidopterist and botanical collector. In 1921-1922 he participated in the Royal Dutch Geographical and Treub Society expedition to the wes ...
in 1948.
Species
The following species are included in the genus:
* ''
Psilochira amydra''
(Collenette 1932)
* ''
Psilochira durioides''
(Strand 1915)
* ''
Psilochira lineata''
(Walker 1855)
** ''Psilochira lineata nycthemera''
Toxopeus 1948
** ''Psilochira lineata sinuata''
Toxopeus 1948
* ''
Psilochira venusta''
(Collenette 1933)
References
Lymantriini
Noctuoidea genera
Taxa named by Lambertus Johannes Toxopeus
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