''Psychostrophia'' 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 family
Epicopeiidae
Epicopeiidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, ...
. The genus was erected by
Arthur Gardiner Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders.
Biography
Arthur Gardiner B ...
in 1877.
Species
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Psychostrophia melanargia''
Butler 1877
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Psychostrophia nymphidiaria''
(Oberthür, 1893)
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Psychostrophia picaria''
Leech, 1897
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Psychostrophia endoi''
Inoue, 1992
References
Epicopeiidae
Moth genera
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