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Caryatis
C. phileta, Ghana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Subtribe:	Nyctemerina
Genus:	Caryatis Hübner, 1819
Synonyms
Asotomorpha Hulstaert, 1923 Euthoracia Hulstaert, 1923

Caryatis is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae.

Species

• Caryatis hersilia Druce, 1887
• Caryatis phileta (Drury, 1782)
• Caryatis stenoperas Hampson, 1910

Taxonomy

Caryatis was previously treated as a junior synonym of Amerila.

References

1. Afro Moths
2. "Caryatis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2023-12-18.

External links

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

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• Nyctemerina
• Moth genera
• Taxa described in 1819
• Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
• Nyctemerina stubs