Kalmar "Genus" tana nufin rarrabuwa taxonomic da aka yi amfani da ita a cikin ilmin halitta zuwa rukunin kwayoyin halitta masu alaƙa. A wannan yanayin, "Euproctis" shine sunan jinsin asu a cikin gidan Erebidae. Halin halittar ya ƙunshi nau'ikan asu da yawa waɗanda ke da siffar jikinsu masu gashi da fuka-fuki masu launi.
