Eudocima

"Purbia" redirects here. For the Indic language, see Purbi.

Eudocima
Eudocima homaena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Ophiderini
Genus: Eudocima
Billberg, 1820
Synonyms[1]
  • Acacalis Agassiz, 1847
  • Acacallis Hübner, 1823
  • Adris Moore, 1881
  • Argadesa Moore, 1881
  • Corycia Hübner, 1823
  • Elygea Billberg, 1828
  • Eumaenas Hampson, 1924
  • Halastus Butler, 1892
  • Khadira Moore, 1881
  • Leptophara Billberg, 1828
  • Maenas Hübner, 1823
  • Ophideres Boisduval, 1832
  • Ophioderes Agassiz, 1847
  • Othreis Hübner, 1823
  • Othryis Agassiz, 1847
  • Purbia Moore, 1881
  • Rhytia Hübner, 1823
  • Trissophaes Hübner, 1823
  • Vandana Moore, 1881

Eudocima is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae with numerous tropical species. The genus was first categorised by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820,[1][2] and species currently in the genus have been placed under a range of other genera in the past. Adult moths in the genus are known for puncturing and feeding on the juices of fruits, because of which they are considered as pests by horticulturists.

  1. ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory Eudocima". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  2. ^ Billberg, G.J. 1820. Enumeratio Insectorum in Museo Gustave Johann Billberg. Stockholm : Typis Gadelianis 4 unnumbered + 138 pp. [In Latin] [85]