''Toxonprucha'' 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 ...
described by
Heinrich Benno Möschler
Heinrich Benno Möschler (28 October 1831, in Herrnhut – 21 November 1888, in Kronförstchen, near Bautzen) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.
Möschler was a butterfly dealer and a member of the Entomological Society of ...
in 1890.
Species
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Toxonprucha aglaia''
(H. Druce, 1890) Mexico
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Toxonprucha clientis''
(Grote, 1882) Arizona
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Toxonprucha crudelis''
(Grote, 1882) Arizona – cruel toxonprucha moth
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Toxonprucha diffundes''
(Walker, 1858) Antilles, Mexico, Honduras, Venezuela, Brazil
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Toxonprucha scitior''
(Walker, 1865) Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, southern Texas
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Toxonprucha excavata''
(Walker, 1865) Dominican Republic
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Toxonprucha lacerta''
(Druce, 1890) Mexico
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Toxonprucha pardalis''
(J. B. Smith, 1908) Arizona – spotted toxonprucha moth
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Toxonprucha psegmapteryx''
(Dyar, 1913) Mexico
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Toxonprucha repentis''
(Grote, 1881) Arizona
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Toxonprucha strigalis''
(J. B. Smith, 1903) Arizona
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Toxonprucha stunia''
(Schaus, 1901) Mexico
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Toxonprucha volucris''
(Grote, 1883) Arizona – bird toxonprucha
References
Omopterini
Moth genera
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