Gorgone (moth)

Gorgone is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1821.[1][2]

Gorgone
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Calpinae
Genus:
Gorgone

Hübner, 1821
Synonyms
  • Apistis Hübner, 1823
  • Gorgonia Hübner, 1825
  • Apistus Agassiz, 1847
  • Hypenaria Guenée, 1852
  • Plaxia Guenée, 1852

Species
  • Gorgone augusta Stoll, 1782
  • Gorgone brachygonia Hampson, 1926
  • Gorgone drusilla Möschler, 1880
  • Gorgone fellearis Hübner, 1823
  • Gorgone hilaris Walker, 1865
  • Gorgone macarea Cramer, 1777
  • Gorgone mormon Felder, 1874
  • Gorgone ortilia Stoll, 1781
  • Gorgone pyrochila Butler, 1879
  • Gorgone superba Möschler, 1880
  • Gorgone umbratica Dognin, 1912

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gorgone". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Gorgone Hübner, 1821". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 26, 2020.


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