Laspeyria Explained

Laspeyria is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1810.^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamilies Catocalinae or Calpinae within either the families Erebidae or Noctuidae.

Species

• Laspeyria albina Wehrli
• Laspeyria emarginata Hüfnagel, 1767
• Laspeyria flexula Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 — beautiful hook-tip
• Laspeyria flexularia Hübner, 1778
• Laspeyria grisea Lempke, 1949
• Laspeyria impuncta Lempke, 1949
• Laspeyria lilacina Warren, 1913
• Laspeyria obscura Lempke, 1949
• Laspeyria rectilinealis Graeser, 1888
• Laspeyria signata Lempke, 1949
• Laspeyria sinuata Fabricius, 1777

Notes and References

1. Zahiri. Reza. Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). Systematic Entomology. 2011. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x. etal. free.
2. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Laspeyria Germar, 1810 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . October 8, 2020.