''Arugisa'' is a
genus
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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'') ...
.
Taxonomy
The genus was previously classified in the subfamily
Hypeninae
The Hypeninae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The taxon was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. A notable species is '' Mecistoptera griseifusa'', which lives solely on tears it drinks with its ...
of the family
Noctuidae
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.
Species
* ''
Arugisa albipuncta''
Hampson, 1926
* ''
Arugisa aliena''
Walker, 1865
* ''
Arugisa gyrochila''
(Butler, 1879)
* ''
Arugisa latiorella
''Arugisa latiorella'', or Watson's arugisa moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was Species description, first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1863. The species is found in North America, where it has ...
''
(Walker, 1863) (syn: ''
Arugisa watsoni''
Richards, 1941)
* ''
Arugisa lutea
''Arugisa lutea'', the common arugisa moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was Species description, first described by John B. Smith in 1900. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Maryland and ...
''
(Smith, 1900)
* ''
Arugisa oppressa''
Schaus, 1911
* ''
Arugisa punctalis
''Arugisa'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Taxonomy
The genus was previously classified in the subfamily Hypeninae of the family Noctuidae.
Species
* '' Arugisa albipuncta'' Hampson, 1926
* '' Arugisa aliena'' Walker, 1865
* '' Aru ...
''
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1916)
* ''
Arugisa rubiginosa''
Hampson, 1926
* ''
Arugisa subterminata''
Hampson, 1926
References
''Arugisa''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Scolecocampinae
Moth genera
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