Caryatis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia:Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Genus: Caryatis
Species: C. hersilia – C. holoclera – C. phileta – C. stenoperas
Name

Caryatis Hübner, [1819]

Type species: Phalaena phileta Drury, 1782
References

Dubatolov, V.V. 2011: Arctiinae from African expeditions of V. Kovtunovich & P. Ustjuzhanin in 2009–2011, with description of new taxa and taxonomic notes. Atalanta, 42(1-4): 125–136. Full article (PDF).Reference page. .

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

Afro Moths

External links

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog