Ommatochila
Genus of moths
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Ommatochila is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1894.[1]
| Ommatochila | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Boletobiinae |
| Genus: | Ommatochila Butler, 1894 |
Taxonomy
Ommatochila has previously been classified in the subfamily Phytometrinae within Erebidae or in the subfamily Acontiinae of the family Noctuidae.[2][3] The genus is sometimes considered to be a synonym of Abacena.
Species
- Ommatochila chorrera Schaus, 1916 Panama
- Ommatochila crassipalpis Schaus, 1916 Venezuela
- Ommatochila mundula (Zeller, 1872) southern US to Argentina, Antilles
- Ommatochila plumbealis (Walker, [1866]) Amazonas in Brazil
- Ommatochila santucca Schaus, 1916 French Guiana
- Ommatochila stenula Schaus, 1916 Venezuela