Cirrhophanus Explained

Cirrhophanus is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Cirrhophanus dubifer Dyar, 1907 Mexico
• Cirrhophanus dyari Cockerell, 1899 Arizona, western Texas, northern Mexico
• Cirrhophanus hoffmanni Hogue, 1963
• Cirrhophanus magnifer Dyar, 1907 Mexico
• Cirrhophanus nigrifer Dyar, 1907 Mexico
• Cirrhophanus pretiosa (Morrison, 1875) Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Arkansas
• Cirrhophanus triangulifer Grote, 1872 Missouri, from (New York, New Jersey - Florida) - to (Kansas, Texas)

Former species

• Cirrhophanus papago is now Eulithosia papago (Barnes, 1907)
• Cirrhophanus plesioglauca is now Eulithosia plesioglauca (Dyar, 1912)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . July 29, 2019 . Cirrhophanus Grote, 1872 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 4, 2020.
2. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Cirrhophanus Grote, 1872 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . November 4, 2020.