moths
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 ...
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'') ...
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Species
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Selenarctia elissa
''Selenarctia elissa'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1892. It is found in French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
References
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Moths described in ...
'' Schaus, 1892
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Selenarctia elissoides
''Selenarctia elissoides'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de ...
'' Rothschild, 1909
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Selenarctia flavidorsata
''Selenarctia flavidorsata'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Watson in 1975. It is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both S ...
'' Watson, 1975
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Selenarctia pseudelissa
''Selenarctia pseudelissa'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1902. It is found in Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venez ...
'' Dognin, 1902
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Selenarctia schausi
''Selenarctia schausi'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1916. It is found in Panama and Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, Repúbl ...