''Oxycilla'' 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

Augustus Radcliffe Grote Augustus Radcliffe Grote (February 7, 1841 – September 12, 1903) was a British entomologist who described over 1,000 species of butterflies and moths.Osborn, H. 1937. Fragments of Entomological History. Columbus, OH: Published by the autho ...

in 1896.

Species

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Oxycilla basipallida ''Oxycilla'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote Augustus Radcliffe Grote (February 7, 1841 – September 12, 1903) was a British entomologist who described over 1,000 species of but ...

'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1916 * ''

Oxycilla malaca ''Oxycilla malaca'', the bent-lined tan, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tenne ...

'' Grote, 1873 – bent-lined tan moth * ''

Oxycilla mitographa ''Oxycilla mitographa'', the oxycilla cane moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Oxycilla mitographa ...

'' Grote, 1873 * '' Oxycilla ondo'' Barnes, 1907 * '' Oxycilla tripla'' Grote, 1896

References

Rivulinae Moth genera {{Erebidae-stub