''Chrysopsyche'' is a genus 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
Lasiocampidae
The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It i ...
. The genus was erected by
Arthur Gardiner Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders.
Biography
Arthur Gardiner Butl ...
in 1880.
Species
Some species of this genus are:
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Chrysopsyche albicilia''
Bethune-Baker, 1911
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Chrysopsyche antennifera''
Strand, 1912
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Chrysopsyche bivittata''
Aurivillius, 1927
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Chrysopsyche imparilis''
Aurivillius, 1905
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Chrysopsyche jefferyi''
Tams, 1926
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Chrysopsyche lamani''
Aurivillius, 1906
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Chrysopsyche lutulenta''
Tams, 1923
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Chrysopsyche mirifica''
(Butler, 1878)
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Chrysopsyche pauliani''
Viette, 1962
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Chrysopsyche pyriplecta''
Tams, 1930
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Chrysopsyche pyrodes''
Tams, 1931
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Chrysopsyche viridescens''
(Holland, 1893)
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Chrysopsyche wilsoni
''Chrysopsyche'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologis ...
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Tams, 1928
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Chrysopsyche yaundae''
Bethune-Baker, 1927
References
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Lasiocampidae
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