Eupseudosoma
Eupseudosoma is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865.[1] The best known and most widespread species is Eupseudosoma involutum, the snowy eupseudosoma, a bright white moth which is found from the southern United States right down to the south of South America. There are a few other species found across the Americas.
Eupseudosoma | |
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Eupseudosoma larissa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Subtribe: | Phaegopterina |
Genus: | Eupseudosoma Grote, 1865 |
Type species | |
Charidea nivea Herrich-Schäffer, [1855] |
Species
- Eupseudosoma aberrans Schaus, 1905
- Recorded food plants include Diospyros, Eucalyptus, Eugenia and Psidium
- Eupseudosoma agramma Hampson, 1901
- Eupseudosoma grandis Rothschild, 1909
- Eupseudosoma involutum Sepp, 1855 – snowy eupseudosoma
- Recorded food plants include Diospyros, Eucalyptus, Eugenia and Psidium
- Eupseudosoma larissa (Druce, 1890)
Former species
- Eupseudosoma bifasciata (Cramer, [1779])
- Eupseudosoma eurygania (Druce, 1897)
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References
- Savela, Markku. "Eupseudosoma Grote, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
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