''Coscinia'' is a

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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'') ...

. 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 1819.

Species

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Coscinia bifasciata ''Coscinia bifasciata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1832. It is found on Corsica and Sardinia. Adults are on wing from June to August in one or two generations per year. The larvae feed on ''Callu ...

'' (Rambur, 1832) * ''

Coscinia cribraria ''Coscinia cribraria'', the speckled footman, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found in Europe except the most northern parts; also in nort ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

Coscinia liouvillei ''Coscinia liouvillei'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Ferdinand Le Cerf in 1928. It is found in Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North ...

'' Le Cerf, 1928 * ''

Coscinia libyssa ''Coscinia libyssa'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rudolf Püngeler in 1907. It is found on Sicily and in Algeria. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to ...

'' (Püngeler, 1907) * ''

Coscinia mariarosae ''Coscinia mariarosae'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by A. Expósito-Hermosa in 1991. It is endemic to Mallorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in ...

'' Expósito, 1991 * ''

Coscinia romei ''Coscinia romeii'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Ignacio de Sagarra in 1924. It is found in Spain. The wingspan is 24–32 mm. Adults are on wing in September. The larvae feed on ''Stipa'' and ''Brachypodium ''Br ...

'' Sagarra, 1924

Species formerly placed in ''Coscinia''

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Spiris striata ''Spiris striata'', the feathered footman, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Description This very distinctive moth has a wingspan of . Forewings ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 ** Syn. ''Coscinia striata''

References

* Callimorphina Moth genera {{Callimorphina-stub