Eupseudosoma
| Eupseudosoma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Arctiini |
| Subtribe: | Phaegopterina |
| Genus: | Eupseudosoma Grote, 1865 |
Eupseudosoma is a genus of arctiine tussock moths in the Erebidae family. The best known and most widespread species is Eupseudosoma involutum, the Snowy Eupseudosoma, a bright white moth which is found from the southern United States right down to the south of South America. There are a few other species found across the Americas.
Species
- Eupseudosoma aberrans Schaus, 1905
- Recorded food plants include Diospyros, Eucalyptus, Eugenia and Psidium
- Eupseudosoma agramma Hampson, 1901
- Eupseudosoma bifasciata (Cramer, [1779])
- Eupseudosoma eurygania (Druce, 1897)
- Eupseudosoma grandis Rothschild, 1909
- Eupseudosoma involutum Sepp, 1855 – Snowy Eupseudosoma
- Recorded food plants include Diospyros, Eucalyptus, Eugenia and Psidium
- Eupseudosoma larissa (Druce, 1890)
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