Ercheia


Ercheia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858.

Description

Palpi upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head and third joint long in both sexes. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Mid and hind tibia spined, whereas fore tibia of male clothed with long hair. Forewings with somewhat rounded apex and crenulate cilia in both wings.

Species

Ercheia amoena L. B. Prout, 1919Ercheia bergeri Viette, 1968Ercheia careona Swinhoe, 1918Ercheia chionoptera Druce, 1912Ercheia cyllaria Ercheia designata Ercheia dipterygia Hampson, 1913Ercheia diversipennis Walker, Ercheia dubia Butler, 1874Ercheia ekeikei Bethune-Baker, 1906Ercheia enganica Swinhoe, 1918Ercheia kebea Bethune-Baker, 1906Ercheia latistria L. B. Prout, 1919Ercheia mahagonica Ercheia multilinea Swinhoe, 1902Ercheia niveostrigata Warren, 1913Ercheia pulchrivenula Gaede, 1938Ercheia pulchrivena Ercheia quadriplaga Ercheia scotobathra A. E. Prout, 1926Ercheia styx Bethune-Baker, 1906Ercheia subsignata Ercheia umbrosa Butler, 1881Ercheia zura Swinhoe, 1885

Former species

Ercheia albirenata Gaede, 1917Ercheia anvira Swinhoe, 1918Ercheia spilophracta Turner, 1933