Hyarias is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. Its only species, Hyarias metarhoda, was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is strictly endemic to the Philippines.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Hyarias C. Swinhoe, 1892 |
| Species: | H. metarhoda
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyarias metarhoda (Walker, 1856)
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Taxonomy edit
This species was previously included in Spilosoma, but those species have quite different male genitalia.[1]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Hyarias Swinhoe, 1892". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
External links edit
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Wikispecies has information related to Hyarias.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Hyarias Swinhoe, 1892". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
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