Cerastis

Cerastis
Cerastis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cerastis
Ochsenheimer, 1816
Synonyms
  • Metalepsis Grote, 1875
  • Facastis Beck, 1991

Cerastis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

Species

  • Cerastis enigmatica Crabo & Lafontaine, 1997
  • Cerastis faceta (Treitschke, 1835)
  • Cerastis gloriosa Crabo & Lafontaine, 1997
  • Cerastis leucographa – White-marked
  • Cerastis orientalis Boursin, 1948
  • Cerastis pallescens (Butler, 1878)
  • Cerastis robertsoni Crabo & Lafontaine, 1997
  • Cerastis rubricosa – Red Chestnut
  • Cerastis tenebrifera – Reddish Speckled Dart
  • Cerastis violetta Boursin, 1955

Subgenus Metalepsis

  • Cerastis cornuta (Grote, 1874)
  • Cerastis fishii
  • Cerastis salicarum (Walker, 1857)

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