''Elousa'' is a genus of moths 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 Francis Walker in 1858.

Taxonomy

The genus was previously classified in the subtribe Ophiusina of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

or the tribe Ophiusini of the family

Species

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Elousa albicans ''Elousa albicans'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering system ...

'' Walker, 858/small> *''

Elousa psegmapteryx ''Elousa'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858. Taxonomy The genus was previously classified in the subtribe Ophiusina of the family Noctuidae or the tribe Ophiusini of the family Ere ...

'' Dyar, 1913 *''

Elousa schausi ''Elousa'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1858. Taxonomy The genus was previously classified in the subtribe Ophiusina of the family Noctuidae or the tribe O ...

'' Giacomelli, 1911

Former species

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Elousa fraterna ''Heteranassa'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae described by J. B. Smith in 1899. Its only species, ''Heteranassa mima'', was first described by Leon F. Harvey in 1876. It is found in warm, arid habitats in North America from ...

'' Smith, 1899 *''

Elousa mima ''Heteranassa'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae described by J. B. Smith in 1899. Its only species, ''Heteranassa mima'', was first described by Leon F. Harvey in 1876. It is found in warm, arid habitats in North America from ...

'' Harvey, 1876 *''

Elousa minor ''Heteranassa'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae described by J. B. Smith in 1899. Its only species, ''Heteranassa mima'', was first described by Leon F. Harvey in 1876. It is found in warm, arid habitats in North America from ...

'' Smith, 1899

References

Omopterini Noctuoidea genera {{Omopterini-stub