''Oslaria'' 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 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 ...
. the genus was erected by
Harrison Gray Dyar Jr.
Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. (February 14, 1866 – January 21, 1929) was an American entomologist. Dyar's Law, a pattern of geometric progression in the growth of insect parts, is named after him. He was also noted for eccentric pursuits which includ ...
in 1904.
Species
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Oslaria viridifera
''Oslaria viridifera'', the green oslaria, is a moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Augustus Radcliffe Grote (February 7, 1841 – September 12, 1903) was a British entom ...
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(Grote, 883 Arizona
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Oslaria pura
''Oslaria pura'' is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). It was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough
James Halliday McDunnough (10 May 1877 – 23 February 1962) was a Canadians, Canadian Li ...
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Barnes & McDunnough, 1911 Arizona
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Oslaria viridescens
''Oslaria'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. the genus was erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904.
Species
*''Oslaria viridifera'' (Grote, 883
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(Schaus, 1904) Mexico
References
Hadeninae
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