Euproctis

Euproctis
	Euproctis chrysorrhoea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Tribe:	Nygmiini
Genus:	Euproctis; Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
	Leucoma Hübner, [1806]; Porthesia Stephens, 1828; Dulichia Walker, 1855; Lopera Walker, 1855; Urocoma Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]; Ela Walker, 1862; Cataphractes Felder, 1874; Tearosoma Felder, 1874; Pygetera Kirby, 1892; Euproctilla Aurivillius, 1904; Euproctillina Hering, 1926; Euproctillopsis Hering, 1926; Meteuproctis Matsumura, 1927; Knappetra Nye, 1980; Viettema Griveaud, 1977;

Euproctis is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species are cosmopolitan, widespread throughout Palearctic, African, Oriental and Australian regions. Molecular phylogenetic studies indicate that the genus as presently understood comprises a large number of unrelated lineages (i.e., is paraphyletic), only a few of which have names (e.g., the genera Kidokuga and Sphrageidus), and is therefore in serious need of revision.

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