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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Agaristinae » Wood Nymphs (Eudryas)

Genus Eudryas - Wood Nymphs

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Works Cited
beautiful wood-nymph - Eudryas grata Beautiful Wood-Nymph - Eudryas grata Species Eudryas grata - Beautiful Wood-Nymph - Hodges#9301 - Eudryas grata Mating Moths - Eudryas unio - male - female Pearly Wood-Nymph - Hodges#9299 - Eudryas unio beautiful wood-nymph - Eudryas grata Is this a Eudryas grata caterpillar ? - Eudryas grata Lépidoptère - Eudryas unio
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Agaristinae
Genus Eudryas (Wood Nymphs)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eudryas Boisduval 1836
Explanation of Names
Greek dryas or dryad is a mythological wood-nymph (spirit). The prefix -eu is also Greek, meaning "good, well, or true" (Internet searches).
Numbers
Nearctica (1) lists three species.
Works Cited
1.Nearctica: Nomina Insecta Nearctica
Contributed by Cotinis on 29 March, 2004 - 1:22pm
Last updated 11 July, 2022 - 8:25am

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