Caryatis (moth)

Caryatis
C. phileta, Ghana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Subtribe:	Nyctemerina
Genus:	Caryatis Hübner, 1819[1]
Synonyms[2]
Asotomorpha Hulstaert, 1923 Hulstaert, 1923 Euthoracia

Caryatis is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae.

Species

• Caryatis hersilia Druce, 1887
• Caryatis phileta (Drury, 1782)
• Caryatis stenoperas Hampson, 1910

Taxonomy

Caryatis was previously treated as a junior synonym of Amerila.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

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• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

Wikidata ☰ Q13624129 entry

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