| Diaconisia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Tribe: | Lithosiini |
| Genus: | Diaconisia Hampson, 1914 |
| Species: | D. ochraceorufa |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaconisia ochraceorufa (Rothschild, 1913) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amata is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807.
Cisthene is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Cyana is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species are well distributed in Africa, Madagascar, China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Graphosia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1900.
Heliosia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1900.
Siccia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Spilosoma is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae originally described by John Curtis in 1825. A very heterogeneous group, it is in need of review by the scientific community, as certain species probably need reclassification into their own genera.
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Aulacodes is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854.
Petrophila is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Lansdown Guilding in 1830.
Corgatha is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1859.
Eulepidotis is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Aphomia is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Some breed in the nests of Anthophila, where their caterpillars are parasitic feeders of wax, honey and pollen.
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The Chrysauginae are a subfamily of snout moths. They are primarily Neotropical and include about 400 described species.
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Metarbela is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae described by William Jacob Holland in 1893.