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Schausia

Schausia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Ferdinand Karsch in 1895. It is named in honor of William Schaus.

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Schausia
Schausia leona
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus: Schausia
Karsch, 1895

Schausia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Ferdinand Karsch in 1895. It is named in honor of William Schaus.123

Species

  • Schausia coryndoni Rothschild, 1896
  • Schausia dambuza Kiriakoff, 1975
  • Schausia gladiatoria Holland, 1893
  • Schausia greenwayiae Stoneham, 1963
  • Schausia langazana Kiriakoff, 1974
  • Schausia leona Schaus & Clemens, 1893
  • Schausia mantatisi Kiriakoff, 1975
  • Schausia mkabi Kiriakoff, 1974
References

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Schausia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (March 1, 2020). "Schausia Karsch, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Schausia Karsch, 1895". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 17, 2020.