''Phyprosopus'' 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 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 1872.

Species

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Phyprosopus albigutta ''Phyprosopus'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. Species *'' Phyprosopus albigutta'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1868) Cuba *'' Phyprosopus calligrapha'' Hampson, 1926 Texas in the US ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1868) Cuba *'' Phyprosopus calligrapha'' Hampson, 1926 Texas in the US *''

Phyprosopus callitrichoides ''Phyprosopus callitrichoides'', the curve-lined owlet, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. It is found in the US from New Hampshire to Florida, west to Montana and Texas. The wi ...

'' Grote, 1872 New York to Texas in the US *''

Phyprosopus ergodan ''Phyprosopus'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. Species *''Phyprosopus albigutta'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1868) Cuba *'' Phyprosopus calligrapha'' Hampson, 1926 Texas in the US ...

'' (Dyar, 1921) Guatemala *'' Phyprosopus fastigiata'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1868) Cuba *'' Phyprosopus intertribulus'' (Dyar, 1921) Cuba *'' Phyprosopus pardan'' (Dyar, 1921) Cuba *'' Phyprosopus parthenope'' (Schaus, 1913) Costa Rica *'' Phyprosopus tristriga'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1868) Cuba

References

* Catocalinae Moth genera {{Catocalinae-stub