''Syllectra'' 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
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
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 1819.
Species
* ''
Syllectra congemmalis
''Syllectra'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Species
* '' Syllectra congemmalis'' Hubner, 1823
* '' Syllectra erycata'' Cramer, 1780
* ''Syllectra lucifer
''Syllectra'' is a genus o ...
''
Hubner, 1823
* ''
Syllectra erycata
''Syllectra erycata'' is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found from Florida, Texas and the Antilles (Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Kitts, Hispaniola, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Grenada) ...
''
Cramer, 1780
* ''
Syllectra lucifer
''Syllectra'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. 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 Schmetterl ...
''
Moschler, 1890
References
External links
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Eulepidotinae
Moth genera
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