''Cissusa'' 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 in 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'') ...

Species

* '' Cissusa inconspicua'' (Schaus, 1894) * ''

Cissusa indiscreta ''Cissusa indiscreta'', the indiscreet cissusa moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found from British Columbia, south to California and in the south-west from Arizona to central Colorado. The habitat consists of oak ...

'' H. Edwards, 1886 * ''

Cissusa mucronata ''Cissusa mucronata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona and Texas. The wingspan is 33–35 mm. The forewings are brownish grey, sprinkled with pale points. The hindwings ...

'' Grote, 1883 * ''

Cissusa spadix ''Cissusa spadix'', the black-dotted brown moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found from Ontario and Quebec, south through most of the United States, to Arizona and Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The wingspan is ab ...

'' Cramer, 1780 * ''

Cissusa valens ''Cissusa valens'', the vigorous cissusa moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Utah east to Colorado, south to western Texas and west to Arizona. The wingspan is about 42 ...

'' H. Edwards, 1881

Former species

* '' Cissusa subtermina'' (Smith, 1900)

References

External links

''Cissusa''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * Mustelin, T. (2006). ''Zootaxa'' 1278: 1-47.
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Melipotini Moth genera {{Melipotini-stub