Ercheia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858.
Description
Palpi upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head and third joint long in both sexes. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Mid and hind tibia spined, whereas fore tibia of male clothed with long hair. Forewings with somewhat rounded apex and crenulate cilia in both wings.
Species
- Ercheia amoena <small>L. B. Prout, 1919</small>
- Ercheia bergeri <small>Viette, 1968</small>
- Ercheia careona <small>Swinhoe, 1918</small>
- Ercheia chionoptera <small>Druce, 1912</small>
- Ercheia cyllaria <small>(Cramer, 1779)</small>
- Ercheia designata <small>(Warren, 1914)</small>
- Ercheia dipterygia <small>Hampson, 1913</small>
- Ercheia diversipennis <small>Walker, [1858]</small> (syn: Ercheia ambidens <small>(Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874)</small>, Ercheia zygia <small>Swinhoe, 1885</small>)
- Ercheia dubia <small>Butler, 1874</small>
- Ercheia ekeikei <small>Bethune-Baker, 1906</small>
- Ercheia enganica <small>Swinhoe, 1918</small>
- Ercheia kebea <small>Bethune-Baker, 1906</small>
- Ercheia latistria <small>L. B. Prout, 1919</small>
- Ercheia mahagonica <small>(Saalmüller, 1891)</small>
- Ercheia multilinea <small>Swinhoe, 1902</small>
- Ercheia niveostrigata <small>Warren, 1913</small>
- Ercheia pulchrivenula <small>Gaede, 1938</small>
- Ercheia pulchrivena <small>(Walker, 1864)</small>
- Ercheia quadriplaga <small>(Walker, 1865)</small>
- Ercheia scotobathra <small>A. E. Prout, 1926</small>
- Ercheia styx <small>Bethune-Baker, 1906</small>
- Ercheia subsignata <small>(Walker, 1865)</small> (syn: Ercheia periploca <small>Holland, 1894</small>)
- Ercheia umbrosa <small>Butler, 1881</small>
- Ercheia zura <small>Swinhoe, 1885</small>
Former species
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