Schausiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Schausiana Viette, 1950 |
Species: | S. trojesa |
Binomial name | |
Schausiana trojesa | |
Synonyms | |
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Schausiana is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae described by Pierre Viette in 1950. The only described species is Schausiana trojesa, described by William Schaus in 1901, which is endemic to Mexico.
The wingspan is about 70 mm. The forewings are grey, covered with minute black striae edged with light brown. The hindwings are greyish brown with light brown hairs at the base. Some of the veins on the outer margin are light brown. [2]
The Hepialidae are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths.
William Schaus was an American entomologist who became known for his major contribution to the knowledge and description of new species of the Neotropical Lepidoptera.
Cibyra brunnea is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and is known from Venezuela and Peru.
Cibyra dorita is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and is known from Brazil.
Cibyra ferruginosa is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856 and is known to live in the northeastern region of Brazil.
Cibyra poltrona is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and is known from Brazil.
Cibyra tesselloides is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and is known from Brazil and Paraguay.
Druceiella basirubra is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and is known from Bolivia and Peru.
Sthenopis pretiosus, the gold-spotted ghost moth, is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1856. It can be found in found Brazil, Venezuela and in the north-eastern United States and south-eastern Canada.
Dunama is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae described by William Schaus in 1912.
Langsdorfia coresa is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and is found in Colombia.
Givira platea is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and it is found in Brazil.
Givira durangona is a moth in the family Cossidae described by William Schaus in 1901. It is found in Mexico (Durango) and the United States, where it has been recorded from Colorado.
Givira watsoni is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and is found in Brazil.
Hypopta pallidicosta is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and it is found in Paraná, Brazil.
Givira quadra is a moth in the family Cossidae described by William Schaus in 1901. It is found in Costa Rica, Brazil and Paraguay.
Givira plagiata is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and is found in Venezuela.
Givira sabulosa is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and is found in São Paulo, Brazil.
Givira nudaria is a moth in the family Cossidae described by William Schaus in 1901. It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru and Colombia.
Costria elegans is a species of moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and is found in South America.