Erebus (moth)

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Erebus
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Erebus macrops
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Erebus ephesperis
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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 Guenée, 1852 (preocc. Held, 1837)

Erebus is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.

Taxonomy

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

Description

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Differs from Speiredonia in the mid and hind tibia being spined and almost naked. Forewings are broad.[2]

Species

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Former species

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References

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