''Phalaenostola'' 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 litter moths of 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 1873.

Species

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Phalaenostola eumelusalis ''Phalaenostola eumelusalis'', the punctuated owlet or dark phalaenostola, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America from New Brunswick, North Dakota and South Dak ...

'' (Walker, 1859) – punctuated owlet moth * ''

Phalaenostola hanhami ''Phalaenostola hanhami'', also called Hanham's owlet or Hanham's snout moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by J. B. Smith in 1899. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia, west across Canada to ...

'' J. B. Smith, 1899 – Hanham's owlet moth * ''

Phalaenostola larentioides ''Phalaenostola larentioides'', the black-banded owlet, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is found in North America from New Brunswick and Wisconsin to Maine, south to Flor ...

'' Grote, 1873 – black-banded owlet moth * ''

Phalaenostola metonalis ''Phalaenostola metonalis'', the pale phalaenostola, tufted snout or pale epidelta, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America from British Columbia to Newfoundlan ...

'' Walker, 1859 – tufted snout moth

References

Herminiinae Moth genera {{Herminiinae-stub