Colobochyla is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae.
Taxonomy The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Phytometrinae of Erebidae or the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae. The genus is tentatively classified in the Hypeninae but needs further phylogenetic analysis to determine its proper subfamily placement.
Species Colobochyla interpuncta (Grote, 1872) – swamp belle moth, yellow-lined owlet Colobochyla mabillealis (Viette, 1954) Colobochyla platizona (Lederer, 1870) Colobochyla saalmuelleralis (Viette, 1954) Colobochyla salicalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – lesser belle moth Colobochyla similis Warren, 1915
References
Colobochyla at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Denis & Schiffermüller (1775). Ank. Syst. Werkes Schmett. Wiener. Geg. Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database