Eucereon

Eucereon is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1]

Eucereon
E. pica tigrata
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Ctenuchina
Genus: Eucereon
Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
  • Erithales Poey, 1832
  • Ilipa Walker, 1854
  • Theages Walker, 1855
  • Acridopsis Butler, 1876
  • Galethalea Butler, 1876
  • Eucereum Zerny, 1912

Species

The genus includes the following species:

Former species

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Eucereon Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2019.


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