Carathis Explained

Carathis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1866.^[1]

Species

• Carathis alayorum Becker, 2011
• Carathis australis Rothschild, 1909
• Carathis byblis (Schaus, 1892)
• Carathis gortynoides Grote, [1866]
• Carathis palpalis (Walker, 1855)
• Carathis septentrionalis Becker, 2011

Former species

• Carathis klagesi, now Tessella klagesi (Rothschild, 1909)

References

• Becker, V. O. (2011). "A review of the neotropical moth genus Carathis Grote (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)". Tropical Lepidoptera Research. 21 (2): 95–97.

External links

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Arctiidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Carathis Grote, [1866] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . September 10, 2019.