''Letis'' 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 in 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 1821.

Selected species

*'' Letis hercyna'' (Drury, 1773) *''

Letis magna ''Letis'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1821. Selected species *'' Letis hercyna'' (Drury, 1773) *'' Letis magna'' Gmelin, 1789 *''Letis orcynia'' Druce, 1890 – marbled witch *'' Letis sc ...

'' Gmelin, 1789 *''

Letis orcynia ''Letis'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1821. Selected species *'' Letis hercyna'' (Drury, 1773) *'' Letis magna'' Gmelin, 1789 *'' Letis orcynia'' Druce, 1890 – marbled witch *'' Letis s ...

'' Druce, 1890 – marbled witch *'' Letis scops'' Guenée, 1852 – scops witch moth"Scops Witch"
''Moths of the Andes''. *'' Letis specularis'' Hübner, 1821 (

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

) *''

Letis xylia ''Letis xylia'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae Species description, first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Letis xylia'' is List of moths of North America (MONA 8322 ...

'' Guenée, 1852

References

* Thermesiini Moth genera {{Erebinae-stub