Letis

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: Erebinae
Tribus: Thermesiini
Genus: Letis
Species: L. alauda – L. albidentina – L. albifimbria – L. arcana – L. arpi – L. buteo – L. caligula – L. claricostata – L. dichroa – L. doliaris – L. hercyna – L. herilia – L. hypnois – L. iphianasse – L. janthinea – L. lignitis – L. lily – L. maculicollis – L. magna – L. melba – L. mineis – L. mycerina – L. nero – L. nymphaloides – L. occidua – L. orcus – L. orcynia – L. rougeriei – L. scops – L. specularis – L. tiasa – L. tuisana – L. vultura – L. xylia
Name

Letis Hübner, 1821

Type speecies: Letis specularis Hübner, 1821 by monotypy.

Letis buteo

References

Barbut, J. 2008a. Description d’une nouvelle espèce de Letis Hübner, 1821 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). The European Entomologist 1(2): 52–58. Reference page.
Barbut, J. & Lalanne-Cassou, B., 2003: Letis rougeriei n. sp., nouvelle espèce de noctuelle néotropicale (Noctuidae, Catocalinae). Lépidoptères 1 (1): 1–4.
Feige, R. 1973. Notizen zur Synonymie einiger Arten der Gattung Letis Hübner. (Lep. , Noctuidae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 20(1-3): 171. Reference page.
Feige, R. 1974. Letis arcana spec. nov. (Lep., Noctuidae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 21(1-3): 149–150. Reference page.
Feige, R. 1977. Kurze Darstellung der neotropischen Gattung Letis HBN. und ihrer Arten (Lep. Noctuidae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 24(1-3): 123–139. Reference page.
Lafontaine, J.D. & Schmidt, B.C. 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. Zookeys 40: 1–239. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.40.414 Reference page.

Letis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1821.[1]
Selected species

Letis hercyna (Drury, 1773)
Letis magna Gmelin, 1789[2]
Letis orcynia Druce, 1890 – marbled witch[3]
Letis scops Guenée, 1852 – scops witch moth[4]
Letis specularis Hübner, 1821 (type species)
Letis xylia Guenée, 1852

References

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Letis Hübner, 1821". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
"Erebidae: Thermesiinae: Letis magna". Quaoar Power Zoo.
"Marbled Witch". Moths of the Andes.

"Scops Witch". Moths of the Andes.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.