''Chamyna'' 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
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
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.
Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms also gives ''Varia'' as a
species group of ''
Calliteara
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**'' Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**'' Calliteara cerigoides'' (Wa ...
''
Butler, 1881.
Species
*''
Chamyna homalogramma
''Chamyna'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1821.
Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms also gives ''Varia'' as a species group of ''Calliteara
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths i ...
''
Hampson, 1926
*''
Chamyna homichlodes''
Hübner, 1806
*''
Chamyna lamponia''
H. Druce, 1890
*''
Chamyna modesta''
Schaus, 1912
References
Calpinae
Noctuoidea genera
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