Rhiza Explained

Rhiza (from ῥίζα 'root') is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was described by Staudinger in 1889.^{[1] [2]}

Species

Subgenus Rhiza

• Rhiza sergia (Püngeler, 1901) western Turkestan, Mongolia
• Rhiza commoda Staudinger, 1889 Armenia, Turkestan, Mongolia
• Rhiza idumaea (Püngeler, 1901) Palestine
• Rhiza schlumbergeri (Püngeler, 1905) Turkestan
• Rhiza stenoptera (Boursin, 1970)

Subgenus Gryphadena Kusnezov, 1908

• Rhiza indigna (Christoph, 1887) Turkey
• Rhiza minuta (Püngeler, 1900) southern Urals, western Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan

Subgenus Graphantha Ronkay, Varga & Fábián, 1995

• laciniosa species group
  • Rhiza laciniosa (Christoph, 1887) Turkey, Turkestan, Mongolia
  • Rhiza calligrapha (Ronkay & Varga, 1989)
• gnorima species group
  • Rhiza gnorima (Püngeler, 1906)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . May 15, 2020 . Rhiza Staudinger, 1889 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 7, 2020.
2. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Rhiza Staudinger, 1889 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . November 7, 2020.