| Higher taxa: | Erebidae (family)/ Erebinae (subfamily)/ Pericymini (tribe)/ Tavia (genus)/ | 
| Status: | Accepted | 
| Authorship: | Walker, 1858 | 
| Citation: | Genus 9. Tavia | 
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Tavia instruens Walker, 1858. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XIV: 1275. By subsequent designation by Hampson, 1902. Annals of the South African Museum 2: 353. | 
| Publication: | Walker F. 1858c. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XIV.– Noctuidae. | 
| Journal: | — | 
| Volume: | 14 | 
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| Pagination: | 1275 | 
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            | Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | Images | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavia instruens Walker, 1858 | Walker, 1858 | species | Accepted | Tavia instruens | |
| Tavia latebra Hampson, 1926 | Hampson, 1926 | species | Accepted | Tavia latebra | |
| Tavia lyga Prout A. E., 1927 | Prout A. E., 1927 | species | Synonym | Tavia lyga | |
| Tavia nana Hampson, 1926 | Hampson, 1926 | species | Accepted | Tavia nana | |
| Tavia nycterina (Boisduval, 1833) | (Boisduval, 1833) | species | Accepted | Polydesma nycterina | |
| Tavia nyctombra Hampson, 1926 | Hampson, 1926 | species | Accepted | Tavia nyctombra | |
| Tavia plicata (Hampson, 1910) | (Hampson, 1910) | species | Synonym | Speiredonia plicata | |
| Tavia polycyma Hampson, 1926 | Hampson, 1926 | species | Accepted | Tavia polycyma |