Cerastis

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Cerastis
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Cerastis rubricosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subtribe: Noctuina
Genus: Cerastis
Ochsenheimer, 1816
Synonyms
  • MetalepsisGrote, 1875
  • FacastisBeck, 1991

Cerastis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

Species

Subgenus Metalepsis

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