''Eurois'' 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 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 ...

first described 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 1821.

Description

Its eyes are naked and without eyelashes. The proboscis is well developed. Palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head, and smoothly scaled. Thorax with a small furrowed tuft beyond collar and a pair of tufts on metathorax. Abdomen tuftless, where the dorsal part of proximal segments clothed with coarse hair. Tibia spineless. Forewings with crenulate cilia.

Species

*'' Eurois astricta'' Morrison, 1874 *''

Eurois inclusa ''Eurois'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described 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'' (1 ...

'' Walker, 1865 *'' Eurois nigra'' Smith, 1892 *'' Eurois occulta'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Eurois repugnans ''Eurois'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1821. Description Its eyes are naked and without eyelashes. The proboscis is well developed. Palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head, and smoothly scaled. ...

'' Walker, 1857 *'' Eurois retrahens'' Walker, 1856 ''Eurois praefixa'' is now known as '' Richia praefixa''. ''Eurois docilis'' (Grote, 1881) is considered a synonym of ''Richia praefixa''.

References

* * Noctuinae {{Noctuinae-stub