# Elousa

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For the city in ancient Palestine, see [Haluza](/source/Haluza_(disambiguation)).

***Elousa*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [moths](/source/Moth) in the family [Erebidae](/source/Erebidae). The genus was erected by [Francis Walker](/source/Francis_Walker_(entomologist)) in 1858.[1][2][3]

## Taxonomy

The genus was previously classified in the subtribe [Ophiusina](/source/Ophiusina) of the family [Noctuidae](/source/Noctuidae) or the tribe [Ophiusini](/source/Ophiusini) of the family [Erebidae](/source/Erebidae).

## Species

- *[Elousa albicans](/source/Elousa_albicans)* Walker, [1858]
- *[Elousa psegmapteryx](/source/Elousa_psegmapteryx)* Dyar, 1913
- *[Elousa schausi](/source/Elousa_schausi)* Giacomelli, 1911

## Former species

- *[Elousa fraterna](/source/Elousa_fraterna)* Smith, 1899
- *[Elousa mima](/source/Elousa_mima)* Harvey, 1876
- *[Elousa minor](/source/Elousa_minor)* Smith, 1899

## References

1. Savela, Markku (ed.) (August 14, 2019). ["*Elousa* Walker, 1858"](https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/erebinae/elousa/). *Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms*. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). ["*Elousa* Walker, 1858"](https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=9586.0). *Butterflies and Moths of the World*. [Natural History Museum, London](/source/Natural_History_Museum,_London). Retrieved June 19, 2020.

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