''Gerra'' 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 ...
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
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 ...
. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1865.
Species
* ''
Gerra aelia''
H. Druce, 1889
* ''
Gerra brephos''
Draudt, 1919
* ''
Gerra lunata''
Köhler, 1936
* ''
Gerra radiata''
Becker, 2010
* ''
Gerra radicalis''
Walker, 1865
* ''
Gerra sevorsa''
Grote, 1882
** ''Gerra sevorsa aedessa''
H. Druce, 1889"Infraspecific Taxon Details: ''Gerra sevorsa aedessa'' Druce, 1889"
* '' Gerra sophocles'' Dyar, 1912
References
Agaristinae
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