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| Genus: | Erruca Walker, 1854 |
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Erruca is a genus of tiger moths in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Francis Walker in 1854. [1] Most species were formerly included in the genera Cosmosoma or Mallodeta . [2]
Cosmosoma is a genus of tiger moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Cyanopepla is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1861.
Delphyre is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Euagra is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Eurata is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853.
Halone is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae from southern Asia and Australia. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Histoea is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Hyalomis is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was first described by George Hampson in 1905.
Isanthrene is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Leucotmemis is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876.
Pheia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Pompiliodes is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1898.
Saurita is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.
Trichura is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Virbia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Erruca cardinale is a moth of the family Erebidae and described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in Brazil. While São Paulo was where E. cardinale was first encountered, this moth is also found in other parts of Brazil like Santa Catarina, specifically in the towns of Bom Jardim da Serra, Brusque, Joinville and São Bento do Sul. Erruca cardinale is described as a day-flying moth, meaning that unlike most species of moth it is active during the day and sleeps at night. In volume one of the Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae (1898) E. cardinale is described as follows:
Black-brown; antennae white at tips; tegulae with white points; patagia with crimson patches; legs with white spots; abdomen with lateral patches of crimson at base, and dorsal and two lateral series of white points, the 1st dorsal spot large; wings hyaline, the veins and margins black. Fore wing with crimson spot below base of median nervure and patch on basal part of inner margin followed by a whiteish mark; a discocellular black patch; the terminal band very wide on apical area and expanding at tornus; cilia white at apex. Hind wing with the innter area brilliant crimson; the terminal band expanding slightly at apex and above tornus.
Erruca deyrolii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in South America.
Erruca erythrarchos is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Brazil.
Erruca consors is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Brazil.
The Syntomini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae. The tribe was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1846.
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