''Phobolosia'' 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
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 1908.
Taxonomy
The genus was previously classified in the subfamily
Acontiinae
Acontiinae is a subfamily of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae. There are more than 50 genera and 430 described species in Acontiinae, found worldwide in temperate and tropical climates.
Genera
These 52 genera belong to the subfamily ...
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 ...
.
Species
* ''
Phobolosia admirabilis''
Schaus, 1914
* ''
Phobolosia anfracta
''Phobolosia anfracta'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Henry Edwards in 1881. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number
A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ro ...
''
H. Edwards, 1881
* ''
Phobolosia argentifera''
Hampson, 1918
* ''
Phobolosia atrifrons''
Schaus, 1914
* ''
Phobolosia aurilinea''
Schaus, 1912
* ''
Phobolosia duomaculata''
Barnes & Benjamin, 1925
* ''
Phobolosia medialis''
Hampson, 1918
* ''
Phobolosia micralis''
Hampson, 1918
* ''
Phobolosia mydronotum''
Dyar, 1914
References
Scolecocampinae
Moth genera
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