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''Athetis'' 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
Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1821.


Species


Former species

* ''Athetis miranda'' is now '' Proxenus miranda'' (Grote, 1873) * ''Athetis mindara'' is now '' Proxenus mindara'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913) * ''Athetis mendosa'' is now '' Proxenus mendosa'' (McDunnough, 1927)


References

{{Taxonbar , from=Q2629613 Acronictinae Noctuoidea genera