Biology:Rhodogastria

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Short description: Genus of moths

Rhodogastria
Rhodogastria amasis Female Tiger Moth in repose IMG 1593s.jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Rhodogastria
Hübner, [1819]
Type species
Phalaena amasis
Cramer, 1779
Synonyms
  • Dionychopus Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]
  • Munychia Wallengren, 1858

Rhodogastria is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from South Africa . The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1][2] Formerly this genus name was mistakenly used for Amerila species.

Species

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7321184 entry