''Pericyma'' is a

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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

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in 1851.

Species

*'' Pericyma albidens'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *'' Pericyma albidentaria'' (Freyer, 1842) Greece, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kasakhstan, from (Asia Minor, Middle East) - Afghanistan, Turkestan *''

Pericyma andrefana ''Pericyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. Species *'' Pericyma albidens'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *'' Pericyma albidentaria'' (Freyer, 1842) Greece, ...

'' (Viette, 1988) Madagascar *'' Pericyma atrifusa'' (Hampson, 1902) Burkina Faso, Togo, Nigeria, Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, South Africa, Namibia *''

Pericyma basalis ''Pericyma basalis'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found on Madagascar and Réunion. The wingspan of this species is 30 mm.Saalmüller, Max (1892). "Lepideptoren von Madagaskar". ''Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschen ...

'' (Saalmüller, 1891) Madagascar, Reunion *''

Pericyma caffraria ''Pericyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. Species *'' Pericyma albidens'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *'' Pericyma albidentaria'' (Freyer, 1842) Greece, ...

'' (Möschler, 1884) South Africa *'' Pericyma cruegeri'' (Butler, 1886) Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines, New Guinea, Queensland *''

Pericyma deducta ''Pericyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. Species *'' Pericyma albidens'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *'' Pericyma albidentaria'' (Freyer, 1842) Greece, ...

'' (Walker,

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South Africa *''

Pericyma detersa ''Pericyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. Species *'' Pericyma albidens'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *'' Pericyma albidentaria'' (Freyer, 1842) Greece, ...

'' (Walker, 1865) northern India, Pakistan *''

Pericyma glaucinans ''Pericyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. Species *'' Pericyma albidens'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *'' Pericyma albidentaria'' (Freyer, 1842) Greece, ...

'' (Guenée, 1852) Saudi Arabia, India (Silhet, Punjab), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, Java, Philippines *''

Pericyma griveaudi ''Pericyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. Species *'' Pericyma albidens'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *'' Pericyma albidentaria'' (Freyer, 1842) Greece, ...

'' (Laporte, 1973) *''

Pericyma madagascana ''Pericyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. Species *''Pericyma albidens'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *''Pericyma albidentaria'' (Freyer, 1842) Greece, S ...

'' Hacker, 2016 Madagascar *''

Pericyma mauritanica ''Pericyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. Species *'' Pericyma albidens'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *'' Pericyma albidentaria'' (Freyer, 1842) Greece, ...

'' Hacker & Hausmann, 2010 Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso *'' Pericyma mendax'' (Walker,

Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Congo, Zaire, Botswana, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini, South Africa, Namibia, Madagascar, Mauritius *'' Pericyma metaleuca'' Hampson, 1913 Arabia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania *'' Pericyma minyas'' (Fawcett, 1916) Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania *''

Pericyma polygramma ''Pericyma polygramma'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in subtropical Africa and is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, South Africa and Madagascar Madagascar ...

'' Hampson, 1913 *''

Pericyma pratti ''Pericyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. Species *'' Pericyma albidens'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *'' Pericyma albidentaria'' (Freyer, 1842) Greece, ...

'' (Kenrick, 1917) Madagascar *''

Pericyma scandulata ''Pericyma scandulata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. Distribution It is found in Uganda, Zimbabwe and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded ...

'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) *''

Pericyma schreieri ''Pericyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. Species *'' Pericyma albidens'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *'' Pericyma albidentaria'' (Freyer, 1842) Greece, ...

'' Hacker, 2016 Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania *''

Pericyma signata ''Pericyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. Species *'' Pericyma albidens'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *'' Pericyma albidentaria'' (Freyer, 1842) Greece, ...

'' Brandt, 1939 Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Nepal *''

Pericyma squalens ''Pericyma squalens'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Julius Lederer in 1855. It is found in south-eastern Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan. There are m ...

'' Lederer, 1855 Turkey, Arabia, Libya, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Tajikistan *''

Pericyma subbasalis ''Pericyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. Species *'' Pericyma albidens'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *'' Pericyma albidentaria'' (Freyer, 1842) Greece, ...

'' Hacker, 2016 Taiwan *''

Pericyma subtusplaga ''Pericyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. Species *''Pericyma albidens'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *''Pericyma albidentaria'' (Freyer, 1842) Greece, S ...

'' Berio, 1984 Kenya *''

Pericyma umbrina ''Pericyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. Species *'' Pericyma albidens'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *'' Pericyma albidentaria'' (Freyer, 1842) Greece, ...

'' (Guenée, 1852) India, Kenya, Somalia, Namibia, South Africa *''

Pericyma viettei ''Pericyma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851. Species *'' Pericyma albidens'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *'' Pericyma albidentaria'' (Freyer, 1842) Greece, ...

'' (Berio, 1955) Madagascar *''

Pericyma vinsonii ''Pericyma vinsonii'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Mauritius, La Réunion and Madagascar. It has a wingspan of approx. 34 mm for the males and 41 mm for the females. Their larvae are commonly found on ''Delonix re ...

'' (Guenée, 1862) Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion

References

Pericymini Noctuoidea genera {{Erebinae-stub