Eremochroa
Encyclopedia
Eremochroa is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family.
Species
- Eremochroa alphitiasEremochroa alphitiasEremochroa alphitias is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria....
Meyrick, 1897 (Australia) - Eremochroa lunata (Lower, 1903)
- Eremochroa macropa (Lower, 1897)
- Eremochroa paradesma Lower, 1902 (Australia)
- Eremochroa psammias Meyrick, 1897 (Australia)
- Eremochroa thermidora Hampson, 1909