| Mormo | |
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| Mormo maura | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Xyleninae |
| Genus: | Mormo Ochsenheimer, 1816 |
| Mormo | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Mormo maura | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Xyleninae |
| Genus: | Mormo Ochsenheimer, 1816 |
Mormo or Mormon was a female spirit in Greek folklore, whose name was invoked by mothers and nurses to frighten children to keep them from misbehaving.
The Xylenini are a mid-sized tribe of moths in the Hadeninae subfamily. There is some dispute about this tribe. Some resources have these genera listed under subfamily Cuculliinae instead, or upranked them to a distinct subfamily Xyleninae.
Erebus is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Macrocneme is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Paracles is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was described by Francis Walker in 1855. The species range from Panama to Patagonia, with quite a few in the southern temperate region of South America.
Archernis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Lamprosema is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Metasia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Nacoleia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Francis Walker in 1859.
Pyrausta is a speciose genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was erected by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802.
Patissa is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae erected by Frederic Moore in 1886.
Polygrammodes is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Prionapteryx is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Syllepte is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Calophasidia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1908.
Elaphria is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Proteuxoa is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1903.
Cataclysta is a genus of moths described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Aglossa is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. It was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1796. They are found mainly in western Eurasia, though some species have been introduced elsewhere.
Euzopherodes is a genus of snout moths. It was described by George Hampson in 1899.
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