''Zethes'' is a genus of moths 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'') ...

first described by Rambur in 1833.

Description

Palpi thickly scaled, where the second joint obliquely upturned to above vertex of head. Third joint usually long. Thorax and abdomen usually smoothly scaled. Tibia moderately hairy. Forewings with acute apex. Outer margin more or less angled at middle. Hindwings with vein 5 from below middle of discocellulars.

Species

* '' Zethes brandti'' Janzon, 1977 * '' Zethes humilis'' Mabille, 1900 (from Madagascar) * '' Zethes insularis'' Rambur, 1833 (Mediterranean, Near East, Armenia) * '' Zethes monotonus'' Wiltshire, 1938 * '' Zethes narghisa'' Brandt, 1938 * '' Zethes nemea'' Brandt, 1938 * '' Zethes pistazina'' Weisert, 2001 * '' Zethes propinquus'' Christoph, 1885 * '' Zethes sagittula'' (von Heyden, 1891) (from Madagascar)

References

Ophiusini Moth genera {{Erebinae-stub