''Opharus'' 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
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
Francis Walker in 1855.
Species
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Opharus aeschista''
(Dognin, 1911)
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Opharus agramma''
(Dognin, 1906)
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Opharus albiceps''
(Dognin, 1901)
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Opharus albijuncta''
Rothschild, 1916
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Opharus almopia''
(Druce, 1890)
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Opharus aurogutta''
(Schaus, 1896)
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Opharus basalis''
Walker, 1856
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Opharus belus''
Druce, 1897
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Opharus bimaculata
''Opharus bimaculata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Hermann Dewitz in 1877. It is found in Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Venezuela and Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republi ...
''
(Dewitz, 1877)
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Opharus bipunctatus''
Vincent & Laguerre, 2009
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Opharus brasiliensis''
Vincent & Laguerre, 2009
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Opharus calosoma''
(Dyar, 1913)
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Opharus consimilis''
Hampson, 1901
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Opharus conspicuus''
Druce, 1906
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Opharus cortica''
(Walker, 1856)
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Opharus euchaetiformis''
H. Edwards, 1884
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Opharus fallax''
Toulgoët, 2002
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Opharus flavicostata''
Dognin, 1901
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Opharus flavimaculata''
Hampson, 1901
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Opharus franclemonti''
Watson & Goodger, 1986
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Opharus gemma''
Schaus, 1894
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Opharus immanis''
(H. Edwards, 1884)
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Opharus insulsa''
(Dognin, 1902)
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Opharus intermedia''
Rothschild, 1909
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Opharus laudia''
(Druce, 1890)
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Opharus lehmanni''
(Rothschild, 1910)
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Opharus linus''
Druce, 1897
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Opharus lugubris''
Toulgoët, 1981
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Opharus momis''
(Dyar, 1912)
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Opharus morosa''
Schaus, 1892
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Opharus muricolor''
(Dyar, 1898)
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Opharus navatteae''
Toulgoët, 2000
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Opharus nigrocinctus''
Rothschild, 1935
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Opharus notata''
(Schaus, 1892)
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Opharus omissoides''
Toulgoët, 1981
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Opharus palmeri''
Druce, 1909
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Opharus picturata''
(Burmeister, 1878)
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Opharus polystrigata''
Hampson, 1901
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Opharus procroides''
Walker, 1855
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Opharus quadripunctata''
(Schaus, 1910)
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Opharus rema''
(Dognin, 1891)
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Opharus rhodosoma''
(Butler, 1876)
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Opharus roseistriga''
Schaus, 1910
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Opharus rudis''
(Schaus, 1911)
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Opharus subflavus''
Toulgoët, 1981
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Opharus trama''
(Dognin, 1894)
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Opharus tricyphoides''
(Rothschild, 1909)
References
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Moth genera
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