Cirrhophanus is a genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae.
The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872.
Species This genus currently contains seven described species, they are: Cirrhophanus dubifer Dyar, 1907 Mexico Cirrhophanus dyari Cockerell, 1899 Arizona, western Texas, northern Mexico Cirrhophanus hoffmanni Hogue, 1963 Cirrhophanus magnifer Dyar, 1907 Mexico Cirrhophanus nigrifer Dyar, 1907 Mexico Cirrhophanus pretiosa (Morrison, 1875) Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Arkansas Cirrhophanus triangulifer Grote, 1872 Missouri, from (New York, New Jersey - Florida) - to (Kansas, Texas)
Former species Cirrhophanus papago is now Eulithosia papago (Barnes, 1907) Cirrhophanus plesioglauca is now Eulithosia plesioglauca (Dyar, 1912)
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