Hyarias

Hyarias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Hyarias C. Swinhoe, 1892
Species:	H. metarhoda
Binomial name
Hyarias metarhoda (Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
Spilosoma metarhodaWalker, 1856 Diacrisia metarhoda

Hyarias is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. Its only species, Hyarias metarhoda, was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is strictly endemic to the Philippines.

Taxonomy

This species was previously included in Spilosoma , but those species have quite different male genitalia. ^[1]

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Hyarias Swinhoe, 1892". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

External links

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Hyarias Swinhoe, 1892". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved April 20, 2020.