Caryatis (moth)

Short description: Genus of moths

Caryatis

C. phileta, Ghana
Scientific classification
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.

## Contents

* 1 Species
* 2 Taxonomy
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 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

1. ↑ Afro Moths
2. ↑ "Caryatis". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/9154747.

## External links

| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caryatis (moth).

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* Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

Wikidata ☰ Q13624129 entry

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