Rolepa is a genus 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 Phiditiidae

Phiditiidae

Phiditiidae is a family of moths. The family was previously placed as a subfamily in the Bombycidae family.-Genera:*Phiditia Möschler, 1883*Rolepa Walker, 1855*Sorocaba Moore, 1882*Tepilia Walker, 1855...

 family.

Taxonomy

The genus was established in the Arctiidae

Arctiidae

Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...

 and was placed in the Lasiocampidae

Lasiocampidae

The Lasiocampidae family of moths are also known as eggars, snout moths or lappet moths. There are over 2000 species worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied....

 by Kirby in 1892 and the Lymantriidae

Lymantriidae

Lymantriidae is a family of moths. Many of its component species are referred to as "Tussock moths" of one sort or another. The caterpillar, or larval, stage of these species often has a distinctive appearance of alternating bristles and haired projections...

 by Schaus in 1927. Minet transferred the genus to the Apatelodidae

Apatelodidae

Apatelodidae is a somewhat disputed family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They belong to the hawkoth, silkworm and relatives superfamily Bombycoidea.-External links:* Page of images of Apetelodidae from Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica....

 in 1986. In 1999 Lemaire and Minet finally transferred it to the Phiditiinae subfamily, which was raised to family level in 2011.

Selected pecies

• Rolepa castrona Schaus, 1920
• Rolepa delineata Walker , 1855
• Rolepa demerara Schaus, 1927
• Rolepa erica Schaus, 1927
• Rolepa fiachna Schaus, 1927
• Rolepa innotabilis Walker, 1865
• Rolepa lojana (Dognin, 1916)
• Rolepa marginepicta Dognin, 1914
• Rolepa medina (Dognin, 1916)
• Rolepa nigrostriga Schaus, 1920
• Rolepa sicyata (Dognin, 1901)
• Rolepa unimoda (Dognin, 1923)