''Attatha'' 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
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company.
It has been said that Mo ...
in 1878.
Species
* ''
Attatha attathoides''
(Karsch, 1896)
* ''
Attatha barlowi''
A. E. Prout, 1921
* ''
Attatha ethiopica''
Hampson, 1910
* ''
Attatha flavata''
C. Swinhoe, 1917 (syn: ''Attatha coccinea''
C. Swinhoe, 1917)
* ''
Attatha ino''
(Drury, 1782) (syn: ''Attatha mundicolor''
(Walker, 1865), ''Attatha notata''
(Fabricius, 1794))
* ''
Attatha metaleuca''
Hampson, 1913
* ''
Attatha regalis''
(Moore, 1872)
* ''
Attatha sinuosa''
(Laporte, 1973)
References
Catocalinae
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