Rhodogastria is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from South Africa. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1][2] Formerly this genus name was mistakenly used for Amerila species.

Rhodogastria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Rhodogastria
Hübner, [1819]
Type species
Phalaena amasis
Cramer, 1779
Synonyms
  • Dionychopus Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]
  • Munychia Wallengren, 1858

Species edit

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Rhodogastria Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Rhodogastria Hübner, 1819". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 12, 2020.