Laspeyria

"Laspeyresia" redirects here. As invalidly established by Hübner in 1825, this refers to the tortrix moth genus Cydia.

Laspeyria is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1810.^[2][3][4]

Laspeyria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Boletobiinae
Genus:	Laspeyria Germar, 1810
Synonyms[1]
Laspeyresia Reichenbach, 1817 Colposia Hübner, [1823] Aventia Duponchel, 1829 Euteles Gistl, 1849 Sophta Walker, [1863] Nacerasa Walker, 1866 Perynea Hampson, 1910 Trogatha Hampson, 1910

Taxonomy

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamilies Catocalinae or Calpinae within either the families Erebidae or Noctuidae.

Species

• Laspeyria albina Wehrli
• Laspeyria emarginata Hüfnagel, 1767
• Laspeyria flexula Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 — beautiful hook-tip

  

  Laspeyria flexula

• Laspeyria flexularia Hübner, 1778
• Laspeyria grisea Lempke, 1949
• Laspeyria impuncta Lempke, 1949
• Laspeyria lilacina Warren, 1913
• Laspeyria obscura Lempke, 1949
• Laspeyria rectilinealis Graeser, 1888
• Laspeyria signata Lempke, 1949
• Laspeyria sinuata Fabricius, 1777

References

1. Savela, Markku, ed. (August 20, 2020). "Laspeyria Germar, 1810". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
2. Zahiri, Reza; et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x.
3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Laspeyria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Laspeyria Germar, 1810". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 8, 2020.