Biology:Eucereon

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Short description: Genus of moths

Eucereon
Tiger moth (Eucereon pica tigrata).jpg
E. pica tigrata
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Ctenuchina
Genus: Eucereon
Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
  • Erithales Poey, 1832
  • Ilipa Walker, 1854
  • Theages Walker, 1855
  • Acridopsis Butler, 1876
  • Galethalea Butler, 1876
  • Eucereum Zerny, 1912

Eucereon is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1]

Species

The genus includes the following species:


Former species

  • Eucereon relegata Schaus, 1911

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5405788 entry