''Eudesmia'' 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 ...

lichen moth The Lithosiini are a tribe of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The taxon was described by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820. Systematics The tribe was previously treated as a higher-level taxon, the subfamily Lithosiinae, within the lichen an ...

s in the

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

subtribe Eudesmiina of 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 1823.

Species

* '' Eudesmia arida'' (Skinner, 1906) – arid eudesmia moth * '' Eudesmia laetifera'' (Walker,

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* '' Eudesmia loccea'' (Schaus, 1921) * '' Eudesmia lunaris'' (Walker, 1864) * '' Eudesmia major'' Rothschild, 1912 * '' Eudesmia menea'' (Drury, 1782) * ''

Eudesmia mina ''Eudesmia mina'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.S ...

'' (Guerin, 1844) * '' Eudesmia monon'' Dyar, 1917 * '' Eudesmia praxis'' (Druce, 1894) * '' Eudesmia prusias'' (Druce, 1894) * '' Eudesmia quadrifasciata'' (Walker,

* ''

Eudesmia ruficollis ''Eudesmia ruficollis'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Edward Donovan in 1798. It is found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in bo ...

'' (Donovan, 1798) * ''

Eudesmia tehuacana ''Eudesmia tehuacana'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the ...

'' Dyar, 1917 * ''

Eudesmia trisigna ''Eudesmia trisigna'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuel ...

'' (Walker, 1854) * ''

Eudesmia unicincta ''Eudesmia unicincta'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet (14 January 1860 – 15 October 1936) was an English entomologist. Hampson studied at Charterhouse School and ...

'' (Hampson, 1900)

References

Moth genera {{Eudesmiina-stub