Erebus (moth)

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Erebus
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Erebus macrops
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Erebus ephesperis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Erebini
Genus: Erebus
Latreille, 1810 [1]
Synonyms
  • ArgivaHubner, 1823
  • BocanaWalker, 1865 (preocc. Walker, [1859])
  • ByasBillberg, 1820
  • CarionaSwinhoe, 1918
  • CoriaWalker, 1866
  • CrishnaKirby, 1897
  • EupatulaRagonot, 1894
  • NyctipaoHubner, 1823
  • PatulaGuenée, 1852 (preocc. Held, 1837)

Erebus is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.

Taxonomy

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

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Description

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

Species

Former species

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Erebus Latrielle 1810". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.