Corynitis

Corynitis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Corynitis
Geyer, 1832
Species:
C. penicillalis
Binomial name
Corynitis penicillalis
Geyer, 1832

Corynitis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Corynitis penicillalis, is found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Both the genus and the species were first described by Carl Geyer in 1832.