Rhosus (moth)
Encyclopedia
Rhosus 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
- Rhosus aguirreri Berg, 1882
- Rhosus albiceps Draudt, 1919
- Rhosus columbiana Hampson, 1910
- Rhosus denieri Köhler, 1936
- Rhosus isabella Dognin, 1898
- Rhosus leuconoe Felder, 1874
- Rhosus ornata Jörgensen, 1935
- Rhosus ovata Rothschild, 1896
- Rhosus pampeana Jörgensen, 1935
- Rhosus posticus Walker, 1854
- Rhosus spadicea Felder, 1874
- Rhosus storniana Köhler, 1936