''Acoloithus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Zygaenidae
The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. Some of the 1000 or so species are commonly known as burnet or forester moths, ofte ...
.
Species
* ''
Acoloithus falsarius
''Acoloithus falsarius'', or Clemens' false skeletonizer, is a moth species in the zygaenid subfamily Procridinae. The species occurs in North America and was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. ''A. falsarius'' has Hodges number ...
''
Clemens, 1860
* ''
Acoloithus novaricus
''Acoloithus'' is a genus of moths of the family Zygaenidae.
Species
* ''Acoloithus falsarius
''Acoloithus falsarius'', or Clemens' false skeletonizer, is a moth species in the zygaenid subfamily Procridinae. The species occurs in North Amer ...
''
Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
* ''
Acoloithus rectarius
''Acoloithus'' is a genus of moths of the family Zygaenidae.
Species
* ''Acoloithus falsarius'' Clemens, 1860
* ''Acoloithus novaricus
''Acoloithus'' is a genus of moths of the family Zygaenidae.
Species
* ''Acoloithus falsarius
''Acoloit ...
''
Dyar, 1898
References
''Acoloithus''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and some other life forms''
Bugguide.net. Species ''Acoloithus falsarius'' - Clemens' False Skeletonizer - Hodges#4629
Procridinae
Zygaenidae genera
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