''Toxonprucha'' 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'') ...
described by
Heinrich Benno Möschler
Heinrich Benno Möschler (28 October 1831, in Herrnhut – 21 November 1888, in Kronförstchen, near Bautzen) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.
Möschler was a butterfly dealer and a member of the Entomological Society of S ...
in 1890.
Species
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Toxonprucha aglaia''
(H. Druce, 1890) Mexico
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Toxonprucha clientis''
(Grote, 1882) Arizona
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Toxonprucha crudelis
''Toxonprucha crudelis'', the cruel toxonprucha, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number
A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is ...
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(Grote, 1882) Arizona – cruel toxonprucha moth
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Toxonprucha diffundes''
(Walker, 1858) Antilles, Mexico, Honduras, Venezuela, Brazil
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Toxonprucha scitior
''Toxonprucha'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890.
Species
*''Toxonprucha aglaia'' (H. Druce, 1890) Mexico
*''Toxonprucha clientis'' (Grote, 1882) Arizona
*''Toxonprucha crudelis'' (Grote, 1 ...
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(Walker, 1865) Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, southern Texas
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Toxonprucha excavata''
(Walker, 1865) Dominican Republic
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Toxonprucha lacerta''
(Druce, 1890) Mexico
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Toxonprucha pardalis''
(J. B. Smith, 1908) Arizona – spotted toxonprucha moth
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Toxonprucha psegmapteryx
''Toxonprucha psegmapteryx'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number
A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numberin ...
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(Dyar, 1913) Mexico
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Toxonprucha repentis''
(Grote, 1881) Arizona
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Toxonprucha strigalis
''Toxonprucha strigalis'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number
A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering s ...
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(J. B. Smith, 1903) Arizona
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Toxonprucha stunia''
(Schaus, 1901) Mexico
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Toxonprucha volucris
''Toxonprucha volucris'', the bird toxonprucha, is a species of moth 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 w ...
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(Grote, 1883) Arizona – bird toxonprucha
References
Omopterini
Moth genera
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