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Harrisina is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

s of the Zygaenidae
Zygaenidae
The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. There are about 1000 species. Various species are commonly known as Burnet or Forester moths, often qualified by the number of spots,...

 family.

Species

  • Harrisina americana
    Harrisina americana
    The Grapeleaf Skeletonizer, Harrisina americana is a moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is widespread in the eastern half of the United States, and commonly noticed defoliating grapes, especially of the Virginia creeper . The western grapeleaf skeletonizer, Harrisina brillians is very similar to and...

     – Grapeleaf Skeletonizer (Guérin-Méneville, [1832])
  • Harrisina aversus (H. Edwards, 1884)
  • Harrisina coracina (Clemens, 1860)
  • Harrisina cyanea (Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)
  • Harrisina guatemalena Druce, 1884
  • Harrisina lustrans (Beutenmüller, 1894)
  • Harrisina metallica
    Harrisina metallica
    The Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer is a species of moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in the South-western parts of the United States, from California to Texas, north to Colorado and Utah and in northern Mexico....

     – Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Stretch, 1885
  • Harrisina mystica (Walker, 1854)
  • Harrisina rumelii Druce, 1884