Zaevius

Zaevius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Zaevius ; Dyar, 1910
Species:	Z. calocore
Binomial name
	Zaevius calocore; Dyar, 1910

Last updated October 02, 2025

Zaevius is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Zaevius calocore, is found in French Guiana, Guyana and Venezuela. Both the genus and species were first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1910.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Zaevius Dyar, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
↑ Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Zaevius calocore Dyar, 1910". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

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[1] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Zaevius Dyar, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

[2] Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Zaevius calocore Dyar, 1910". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

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