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Orectis

Orectis is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Julius Lederer in 1857.

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Orectis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Orectis
Lederer, 1857

Orectis is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Julius Lederer in 1857.1

Species

  • Orectis euprepiata Dannehl, 1933
  • Orectis massiliensis Millière, 1863
  • Orectis proboscidata Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
References

References

  1. Savela, Markku (February 19, 2012). "Orectis Lederer, 1857". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 28, 2020.