Sphrageidus
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| Sphrageidus | |
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| Sphrageidus similis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Nygmiini |
| Genus: | Sphrageidus Maes, 1984 |
Sphrageidus is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. It is considered a synonym of the related genus Euproctis by some authors, but still recognized as valid by others (e.g.[1]), and supported as distinct in molecular phylogenetic studies.[2]
