''Chytonidia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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 genus was described by
William Schaus
William Schaus (January 11, 1858 in New York City – June 20, 1942) was an American entomologist who became known for his major contribution to the knowledge and description of new species of the Neotropical Lepidoptera.
Life
William Schaus, Jr. ...
in 1914.
Taxonomy
Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms gives this name as a synonym of ''
Leucosigma
''Leucosigma'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Herbert Druce in 1908.
Species
*''Leucosigma albimixta'' (Schaus, 1911) Costa Rica
*''Leucosigma chloe'' (Schaus, 1914) French Guiana, Costa Rica
*''Leucosigma ...
''
H. Druce, 1908.
Species
*''
Chytonidia albiplaga''
Hampson, 1914
*''
Chytonidia chloristis''
Schaus, 1914
*''
Chytonidia variegata''
Wileman, 1914
References
Acronictinae
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