'' Tympanistes '' 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

Nolidae Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull coloration, the main distinguishing feature being a silk cocoon with a vertical exit slit. The group is sometimes known as tuft moths, aft ...

. The genus was erected by

Frederic Moore Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company. It has been said that Mo ...

in 1867.

Species

* ''

Tympanistes alternata '' Tympanistes '' is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1867. Species * '' Tympanistes alternata'' Warren, 1912 * '' Tympanistes flavescens'' C. Swinhoe, 1905 * '' Tympanistes fusimargo'' Prout, 19 ...

'' Warren, 1912 * ''

Tympanistes flavescens '' Tympanistes '' is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1867. Species * ''Tympanistes alternata'' Warren, 1912 * '' Tympanistes flavescens'' C. Swinhoe, 1905 * ''Tympanistes fusimargo'' Prout, 1925 ...

'' C. Swinhoe, 1905 * ''

Tympanistes fusimargo '' Tympanistes '' is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1867. Species * ''Tympanistes alternata'' Warren, 1912 * '' Tympanistes flavescens'' C. Swinhoe, 1905 * '' Tympanistes fusimargo'' Prout, 192 ...

'' Prout, 1925 * ''

Tympanistes pallida ''Tympanistes pallida'' is a species of moth of the family Nolidae. It is found in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous ...

'' Moore, 1867 * ''

Tympanistes rubidorsalis ''Tympanistes rubidorsalis'' is a species of moth of the family Nolidae. It is found in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northweste ...

'' Moore, 1888 * ''

Tympanistes rufimacula '' Tympanistes '' is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1867. Species * ''Tympanistes alternata'' Warren, 1912 * '' Tympanistes flavescens'' C. Swinhoe, 1905 * '' Tympanistes fusimargo'' Prout, 192 ...

'' Warren, 1916 * ''

Tympanistes testacea ''Tympanistes testacea'' is a species of moth of the family Nolidae. It is found in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous ...

'' Moore, 1867 * ''

Tympanistes yuennana '' Tympanistes '' is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1867. Species * ''Tympanistes alternata'' Warren, 1912 * ''Tympanistes flavescens'' C. Swinhoe, 1905 * ''Tympanistes fusimargo'' Prout, 1925 ...

'' Draudt, 1950

References

Chloephorinae Moth genera {{Nolidae-stub