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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Phaegopterina |
| Genus: | Regobarrosia Watson, 1975 |
Regobarrosia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae described by Watson in 1975. [1]
The Arctiini are a tribe of tiger moths in the family Erebidae.
The Phaegopterina are a subtribe of tiger moths in the tribe Arctiini, which is part of the family Erebidae. The subtribe was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892.
Alpenus is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The moths are found in the Afrotropics.
Amerila is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. A number of species in this genus have a special defence mechanism when they are in their adult stage. When disturbed, they exude a frothy yellow fluid from glands beside the eyes, while making a sizzling noise to ward off their attacker. Similar behaviour has been observed in fertilised females of the North-American moth Utetheisa ornatrix.
Aphyarctia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Watson in 1975. Its single species, Aphyarctia surinamensis, described by Rothschild in 1911, is found in French Guiana, Suriname, Ecuador and Bolivia.
Halysidota is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Himerarctia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Watson in 1975.
Macaduma is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae.
Opharus is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Ormetica is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
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.
Pelochyta is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. They are distributed in Africa, throughout India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Britain.
Rhipha is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Selenarctia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Parides alopius, the white-dotted cattleheart, is an endemic Mexican butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It has also strayed once into the United States in southeastern Arizona.
Viviennea is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Watson in 1975.
Attacus is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae.
Regobarrosia villiersi is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1984. It is found in French Guiana.
Melanarctia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Watson in 1975.
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