Taphonia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Herminiinae |
| Genus: | Schaus, 1916 |
Taphonia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was described by William Schaus in 1916.[1][2][3]
Species
- Taphonia griseirena Schaus, 1916 Mexico
- Taphonia lysis (H. Druce, 1891) Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala
- Taphonia muscosa (H. Druce, 1890) Mexico
- Taphonia peonis Schaus, 1916 Mexico
- Taphonia semifasciata Schaus, 1916 Mexico
- Taphonia testacealis Dyar, 1918 Mexico
References
- ^ Savela, Markku (February 17, 2012). "Taphonia Schaus, 1916". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Taphonia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Taphonia Schaus, 1916". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 10, 2020.