''Eogystia'' 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 Cossidae.

Species

*'' Eogystia hippophaecolus'' (Hua, Chou, Fang & Chen, 1990) *'' Eogystia kaszabi'' (Daniel, 1965) *'' Eogystia sibirica'' (Alphéraky, 1895)

Etymology

The genus name is derived from Greek ''eos'' (meaning eastern) and ''gystia'', an anagram of the genus name '' Stygia''.

References

*, 1990: A Phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. ''Zoologische Verhandelingen'' 263: 1-295. Full article

External links

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Cossinae Cossidae genera {{Cossinae-stub