''Heraclia'' 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 ...

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 of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...

. 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 1820.

Species

* '' Heraclia abacata'' (Karsch, 1892) * '' Heraclia aemulatrix'' (Westwood, 1881) * '' Heraclia africana'' (Butler, 1875) * '' Heraclia aisha'' (Kirby, 1891) * '' Heraclia annulata'' (Aurivillius, 1925) * '' Heraclia atrifusa'' (Hampson, 1912) * '' Heraclia atriventralis'' (Hampson, 1910) * '' Heraclia aurantiaca'' Kiriakoff, 1975 * '' Heraclia aurea'' (Wichgraf, 1918) * '' Heraclia bucholzi'' (Plötz, 1880) * '' Heraclia butleri'' (Walker, 1869) * '' Heraclia catori'' (Jordan, 1904) * '' Heraclia contigua'' (Walker, 1854) * '' Heraclia deficiens'' (Mabille, 1891) * '' Heraclia durbania'' (Stoneham, 1963) * '' Heraclia elongata'' (Bartel, 1903) * '' Heraclia flavipennis'' (Bartel, 1903) * '' Heraclia flavisignata'' (Hampson, 1912) * '' Heraclia geryon'' (Fabricius, 1781) * '' Heraclia gruenbergi'' (Wichgraf, 1911) * '' Heraclia hornimani'' (Druce, 1880) * '' Heraclia houyjensis'' (Wichgraf, 1918) * '' Heraclia hypercompoides'' (Butler, 1895) * '' Heraclia jacksoni'' Kiriakoff, 1975 * '' Heraclia jugans'' (Jordan, 1913) * '' Heraclia karschii'' (Holland, 1897) * '' Heraclia kivuensis'' Kiriakoff, 1973 * '' Heraclia limbomaculata'' (Strand, 1909) * '' Heraclia lomata'' (Karsch, 1892) * '' Heraclia longipennis'' (Walker, 1854) * '' Heraclia medeba'' (Druce, 1880) * '' Heraclia monslunensis'' (Hampson, 1901) * '' Heraclia mozambica'' (Mabille, 1890) * '' Heraclia nandi'' Kiriakoff, 1974 * '' Heraclia nigridorsa'' (Mabille, 1890) * '' Heraclia nobela'' Kiriakoff, 1974 * '' Heraclia pallida'' (Walker, 1854) * '' Heraclia pampata'' Kiriakoff, 1974 * '' Heraclia pardalina'' (Walker, 1869) * '' Heraclia perdix'' (Druce, 1887) * '' Heraclia poggei'' (Dewitz, 1879) * '' Heraclia superba'' (Butler, 1875) – superb false tiger moth * '' Heraclia terminatis'' (Walker, 1856) * '' Heraclia thruppi'' (Butler,

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* '' Heraclia viettei'' Kiriakoff, 1973 * '' Heraclia xanthopyga'' (Mabille, 1890) * '' Heraclia zenkeri'' (Karsch, 1895)

References

Agaristinae Moth genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Agaristinae-stub