Euclidia Explained

Euclidia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.

Taxonomy

The genus Callistege was previously included as a subgenus of Euclidia.^[1]

Species

• Subgenus Euclidia
  • Euclidia ardita Franclemont, 1957 – erebid moth
  • Euclidia consors Butler, 1878
  • Euclidia cuspidea Hübner, 1818 – toothed somberwing
  • Euclidia dentata Staudinger, 1892
  • Euclidia glyphica (Linnaeus, 1758) – burnet companion
  • Euclidia limbosa Guenee, 1852
  • Euclidia tarsalis Walker, 1865
  • Euclidia vittata Philippi, 1860
• Subgenus Gonospileia Hubner, 1823
  • Euclidia amudarya Weisert, 1998
  • Euclidia munita Hübner, 1813
  • Euclidia triquetra Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

References

• Euclidia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

Notes and References

1. Lafontaine. Donald. Schmidt. Christian. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys. 19 Mar 2010. 40 . 26. 10.3897/zookeys.40.414. L&S2010. free.