''Syntomoides'' is a genus 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'') ...
erected by
George Hampson in 1893.
The genus is often confused with ''
Ceryx'', because in 1898 Hampson used the name ''Ceryx'' for this moth, but there was already a genus ''Ceryx'' named by
Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren (8 June 1823 – 25 October 1894) was a Swedish clergyman and entomologist.
Biography
He was born in Lund, Sweden.
Wallengren became a student at Lund University from 1842, was ordained a priest in 1847 and was appo ...
in 1863.
Species
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Syntomoides godartii''
(Boisduval, 1829)
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Syntomoides imaon
''Syntomoides imaon'', the handmaiden moth, is a moth of subfamily Arctiinae, subtribe Ctenuchina. The systematics of the subfamily has been revised. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in Pakistan ( Sindh), India (Sikkim, K ...
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(Cramer, 779
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Syntomini
Monotypic moth genera
Moths described in 1779
Noctuoidea genera