''Anereuthina'' 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 in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
.
Description
Palpi upturned and met by a sharp frontal tuft, where the second joint reaching vertex of head and roughly scaled, and long and obliquely porrect (extending forward) third joint. Antennae usually minutely ciliated. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. The fore tibia fringed with long hair in male. Mid tibia spined. Forewings with somewhat rounded apex.
Species
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Anereuthina atriplaga''
(Walker, 1869)
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Anereuthina renosa''
Hübner, 1823
Former species
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Anereuthina lilach''
(Guenée, 1852)
References
Cocytiini
Noctuoidea genera
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