Erebus (moth)

Erebus
Erebus macrops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Erebini
Genus: Erebus
Latreille, 1810[1]
Synonyms
  • Argiva Hubner, 1823
  • Bocana Walker, 1865 (preocc. Walker, [1859])
  • Byas Billberg, 1820
  • Cariona Swinhoe, 1918
  • Coria Walker, 1866
  • Crishna Kirby, 1897
  • Eupatula Ragonot, 1894
  • Nyctipao Hubner, 1823
  • Patula Guenee, 1852 (preocc. Held, 1837)

Erebus is a genus of moths in the Erebidae family.

Taxonomy

The genus is the type genus of the Erebini tribe, Erebinae subfamily, and Erebidae family.

Species

Former species

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References

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