| Amastus | |
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| Amastus aconia rumina Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Phaegopterina |
| Genus: | Amastus Walker, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Phaegoptera collaris Herrich-Schäffer, [1853] | |
Amastus is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
The delimitation of Amastus versus Hemihyalea has long been problematic. It was recently determined that the type species of Hemihyalea (the old Phaegoptera cornea ) is so closely related to that of Amastus ( P. collaris ) as to warrant inclusion in the present genus. That determination led to the reestablishment of the genus Pseudohemihyalea for the more distantly related group of species around "Hemihyalea" schausi . There is no consensus yet on whether to include the remaining Hemihyalea species in Amastus. [1]
Species of Amastus include:
"A." lehmanni as described by Walter Rothschild in 1910 is now in Opharus . The homonymous species described by Rothschild in 1916, now renamed "A." popayanensis , is one of those disputed between Amastus and Hemihyalea.
Aemilia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. It was initially named Ameles, but this name properly refers to a praying mantis genus.
Agaraea is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.
Amaxia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1855. The type species of the genus is Amaxia pardalisWalker, 1855.
Correbia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.
Echeta is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.
Eumenogaster is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.
Hemihyalea is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1901. Its only species, Hemihyalea cornea, was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853.
Idalus is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Leucanopsis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Alfredo Rei do Régo Barros in 1956.
Lophocampa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841. It contains around 75 species.
Macrobrochis is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.
Melese is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Pachydota is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1901.
Paracles is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was described by Francis Walker in 1855. The species range from Panama to Patagonia, with quite a few in the southern temperate region of South America.
Pelochyta is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. They are distributed in Africa, throughout India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Britain.
Phaegoptera is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was proposed by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853.
Phragmatobia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae described by Stephens in 1828. Many tiger-moth species of small and medium size were described within this genus. However, only a few are related to the type species.
Pseudohemihyalea is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae described by Régo Barros in 1956. While the caterpillars of most species of Pseudohemihyalea feed on broad-leaved trees, the P. ambigua group has larvae that feed on conifers. Their forewing coloration has accordingly evolved to light-and-dark lengthwise striping, giving better camouflage among the slim needles of the host plants. In this, they seem to be convergent to certain geometer moths, such as Caripeta piniata or Sabulodes niveostriata.
Symphlebia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Felder in 1874.
Virbia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.