Caryatis (moth)

Caryatis is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae.

Caryatis
C. phileta, Ghana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Subtribe:	Nyctemerina
Genus:	Caryatis Hübner, 1819[1]
Synonyms[2]
Asotomorpha Hulstaert, 1923 Euthoracia Hulstaert, 1923

Species

• Caryatis hersilia Druce, 1887
• Caryatis phileta (Drury, 1782)
• Caryatis stenoperas Hampson, 1910

Taxonomy

Caryatis was previously treated as a junior synonym of Amerila.^{[citation needed]}