Psaphida is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865.[1][2][3]

Psaphida
Psaphida thaxteriana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Psaphida
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Copivaleria (Morrison, 1874)
  • Dicopis Grote, 1874
  • Copipanolis Grote, 1874
  • Eutolype Grote, 1874
  • Psaphidia Dyar, 1901

Species

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  • Psaphida resumens Walker, 1865 Florida - Texas, Arkansas, New England, Quebec, Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas, South Carolina
  • Psaphida thaxterianus (Grote, 1874) Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Ontario
  • Psaphida rolandi (Grote, 1874) Massachusetts, Missouri, New England - Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Ontario, North Dakota, Manitoba
  • Psaphida grandis (Smith, 1898) New York - Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Texas
  • Psaphida electilis (Morrison, 1875) southern New England to southern Ontario - Maryland, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, Texas, Alabama
  • Psaphida styracis (Guenée, 1852) southern Ontario to New England - Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas, Florida, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina
  • Psaphida damalis (Grote, 1879) California, Colorado
  • Psaphida palaearctica (Ronkay, Ronkay, Gyulai & Hacker, 2010) Shaanxi

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Psaphida​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (May 5, 2020). "Psaphida Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Psaphida Walker, 1865". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 5, 2021.