''Ephyrodes'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), 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 underwin ...
. The genus was introduced by
Achille Guenée
Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist.
Biography
Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun.
He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very ear ...
in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus was previously classified in the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...
.
[Lafontaine, J. D. & Fibiger, M. (2006). "Revised higher classification of the Noctuidae (Lepidoptera)". ''Canadian Entomologist''. 138: 610–635. ]
Species
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Ephyrodes cacata''
Guenée, 1852 southern US to Colombia, Antilles, Brazil (Pará)
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Ephyrodes eviola
''Ephyrodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was introduced by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus was previously classified in the family Noctuidae.Lafontaine, J. D. & Fibiger, M. (2006). "Revised higher classific ...
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Hampson, 1926 Peru
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Ephyrodes gorgoniopis''
Dognin, 1919 French Guiana
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Ephyrodes hypenoides''
(Guenée, 1852) French Guiana
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Ephyrodes omicron''
Guenée, 1852 Haiti
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Ephyrodes repandens''
Schaus, 1911 Costa Rica
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Ephyrodes similis''
Druce, 1890 Panama
References
Eulepidotinae
Noctuoidea genera
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