Eurois

Eurois
	Eurois occulta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Eurois; Hübner, 1821

Eurois is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1821.

Description[]

Its eyes are naked and without eyelashes. The proboscis is well developed. Palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head, and smoothly scaled. Thorax with a small furrowed tuft beyond collar and a pair of tufts on metathorax. Abdomen tuftless, where the dorsal part of proximal segments clothed with coarse hair. Tibia spineless. Forewings with crenulate cilia.^[1]

Species[]

Eurois astricta Morrison, 1874
Walker, 1865
Eurois nigra Smith, 1892
Eurois occulta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Walker, 1857
Walker, 1856

Eurois praefixa is now known as . Eurois docilis (Grote, 1881) is considered a synonym of Richia praefixa.

References[]

^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
Savela, Markku. "Eurois Hübner, [1821]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2019.

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[1] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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