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Sphrageidus
Sign in to saveSphrageidus is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. It is considered a synonym of the related genus Euproctis by some authors, but still recognized as valid by others (e.g.), and supported as distinct in molecular phylogenetic studies.
Species
Swan Moth
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyErebidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 91
- Family
- Erebidae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- Madagascar, Sri Lanka
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Sphrageidus is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. It is considered a synonym of the related genus Euproctis by some authors, but still recognized as valid by others (e.g.), and supported as distinct in molecular phylogenetic studies.
==Species== Sphrageidus fervida (Walker, 1863) Sphrageidus incommoda (Butler, 1882) Sphrageidus lemuria (Hering, 1926) Sphrageidus perixesta (Collenette, 1954) Sphrageidus producta (Walker, 1863) Sphrageidus pusillima (Strand, 1912) Sphrageidus putilla (Saalmüller, 1884) Sphrageidus similis (Füssli, 1775) Sphrageidus simlensis (Gupta, 1986) Sphrageidus virguncula (Walker, 1855) Sphrageidus xanthorrhoea (Kollar, 1848)
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