Phaloesia is a monotypic of tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae.

Its only species is Phaloesia saucia, the saucy beauty moth.

It is found from the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States[1][2] to Venezuela.

Adults have been observed feeding on nectar from Chromolaena odorata, Aloysia gratissima and Sabal mexicana.

[5] Phaloesia fulvicollis was previously wrongly listed as a synonym of Gnophaela aequinoctialis.