''Calesia'' 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 ...

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

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'') ...

. The genus was erected by

Achille Guenée Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist. Biography Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun. He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very e ...

in 1852.

Description

Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae ciliated and with bristles to the joints in male. Thorax, abdomen and legs smoothly scaled. Hindwings with very short cell. Larva with two pairs of abdominal prolegs.

Species

*'' Calesia arhoda'' Hampson 1910 *''

Calesia caputrubrum ''Calesia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae ciliat ...

'' Carcasson 1965 *''

Calesia cryptoleuca ''Calesia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae ciliat ...

'' Carcasson 1965 *'' Calesia dasypterus'' (Kollar 1844) *'' Calesia flabellifera'' Moore 1878 *''

Calesia flaviceps ''Calesia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae ciliat ...

'' Hampson 1926 *'' Calesia fuscicorpus'' Hampson 1891 *''

Calesia gastropachoides ''Calesia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae ciliat ...

'' Guenée 1852 *''

Calesia haemorrhoa ''Calesia haemorrhoa'', the gray-winged gibbon moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. The forewings are a uniform grayish color. The head, femora, tibiae a ...

'' Guenée 1852 *''

Calesia hirtisquama ''Calesia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae ciliat ...

'' Hampson 1926 *''

Calesia karschi ''Calesia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae ciliat ...

'' (Bartel 1903) *''

Calesia marginata ''Calesia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae ciliat ...

'' (Walker 1869) *''

Calesia nigriannulata ''Calesia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae ciliat ...

'' Hampson 1926 *''

Calesia nigriventris ''Calesia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae ciliat ...

'' Aurivillius 1909 *''

Calesia othello ''Calesia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae cilia ...

'' (Fawcett 1916) *''

Calesia pellio ''Calesia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae cilia ...

'' Felder & Rogenhofer 1874 *''

Calesia phaiosoma ''Calesia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae cilia ...

'' (Hampson 1891) *''

Calesia proxantha ''Calesia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae cilia ...

'' Hampson 1895 *''

Calesia rhodotela ''Calesia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae cilia ...

'' Hampson 1926 *''

Calesia roseiceps ''Calesia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae cilia ...

'' Hampson 1894 *''

Calesia rufipalpis ''Calesia rufipalpis'' is a 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 approximatel ...

'' (Walker 1858) *''

Calesia simplex ''Calesia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae cilia ...

'' Snellen 1880 *'' Calesia stillifera'' Felder & Rogenhofer 1874 *'' Calesia thermantis'' Hampson 1926 *'' Calesia vinolia'' Swinhoe 1903 *'' Calesia xanthognatha'' Hampson 1926 *'' Calesia zambesita'' Walker 1865

References

Calpinae {{Calpinae-stub