Erygia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Description Palpi upturned and very slender, almost naked, where the second joint reaching vertex of head, and third joint variable in length. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Metathorax with a large spreading tuft. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on proximal segments. Male with a large anal tuft. Tibia spineless. Femur fringed with long hair, as also fore tibia. The mid tibia clothed with short hair and hind tibia and tarsi with long hair. Forewings with quadrate apex. A tooth of scaled found at outer angle. Cilia crenulate. Species Erygia antecedens (Walker, 1858) Erygia apicalis Guenée, 1852 Erygia plagifera (Walker, 1859) Erygia precedens (Walker, 1858) Erygia reflectifascia Hampson, 1891 Erygia semiplaga (Walker, 1869) Erygia sigillata Butler, 1889 Erygia spissa (Guenée, 1852) Erygia subapicalis (Walker, 1870) References External links Erebini Noctuoidea genera