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Amerila
''Amerila'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. A number of species in this genus have a special defence mechanism when they are in their adult stage. When disturbed, they exude a frothy yellow fluid from glands beside the eyes, while making a sizzling noise to ward off their attacker. Similar behaviour has been observed in fertilised females of the North-American moth ''Utetheisa ornatrix''. The genus is placed in a monotypic tribe Amerilini, described by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2010. They are sometimes (e.g. in the " Erebidae" scheme) incorrectly merged into the Phaegopterini, but morphologically the tribe is related to Callimorphini. The elder name Rhodogastriini Kiriakoff, 1950 was based on incorrectly determined genus ''Rhodogastria'' (=''Amerila'' in modern sense). Species * '' Amerila abdominalis'' (Rothschild, 1933) * '' Amerila accra'' (Strand, 1919) * '' Amerila affinis'' (Rothschild, 1910) * '' Amerila alberti'' (Rothschild, 1910) * '' Amerila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerila Astreus
''Amerila astreus'' is a moth of subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found from the Oriental region (including India, Sri Lanka) to New Guinea. The species is found in primary and secondary habitats ranging from lowlands to montane regions. Description Its palpi are crimson, with a black spot on each joint. Antennae red brown, with the basal joint crimson. Head and thorax whitish fuscous, the head with two black spots. Collar with two pairs of spots. Three segments of thorax are each with a pair of spots. Forewings with hyaline (glass like), with two black spots at the base. The margins, apical area, and a band on discocellulars pale fuscous. Hindwings hyaline, with a marginal fuscous band. Legs crimson, with the outer side of the femora and tibia whitish fuscous. Larva greenish with slightly hairy body. There are sub-dorsal and lateral rows of small black spots. Spiracles brownish. Head yellow. Subspecies *''Amerila astreus astreus'' *''Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerila Bauri
''Amerila bauri'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1884. It is found in Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The larvae feed on '' Eugenia'' species and ''Syzygium cordatum ''Syzygium cordatum'' is an evergreen, water-loving tree, which grows to a height of 8–15 m. This tree is often found near streams, on forest margins or in swampy spots. The leaves are elliptic to circular, bluish green on top and a paler green ...''. References Möschler, H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. - Verhandlungen der zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft Wien 33(1883):267–310, pl. 16 Moths described in 1884 Amerilini Moths of Africa {{Amerilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerila Brunnea
''Amerila brunnea'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Description Male The male length is between long. It is dark grayish brown and basally slightly paler. The area between the radius and the veins is transparent. The veins are finely lined with dark scales. The discal vein has a much broader dark streak. It is dark grayish brown at the apex and along the outer margin. The central area is also partly transparent. The inner margin has a pale yellowish fringe and long androconial scales along the outer margin near the anal angle. The head, thorax, and the outer sides of the legs are pale to dark grayish brown. The inner sides of the femora and the tibiae are yellow. The tegulae has a black spot. The abdomen is either bright yellow or pale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerila Crokeri
''Amerila crokeri'', or Croker's frother, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by William Sharp Macleay in 1826. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland and on New Guinea and New Britain. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 50 mm. References Amerilini Moths of Oceania Moths described in 1826 {{Amerilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerila Bubo
''Amerila bubo'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ..., South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. References Moths described in 1855 Amerilini Moths of Africa {{amerilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerila Eugenia
''Amerila eugenia'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in China (eastern Tibet), Pakistan (Karachi), central and southern India and Sri-Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... Subspecies *''Amerila eugenia eugenia'' (China: Tibet, Pakistan: Karachi, central and southern India) *''Amerila eugenia moorei'' (Rothschild, 1914) References * , 2010: Tiger-moths of Eurasia (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) (Nyctemerini by ). ''Neue Entomologische Nachrichten'' 65: 1-106, Marktleuthen. * , 1794: ''Entomologia Systematica'' emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus III (II): 349 pp., Hafniae. * , 1884: Descriptions of new specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerila Arthusbertrand
''Amerila arthusbertrand'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1830. It is found on Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ... in Indonesia. References Moths described in 1830 Amerilini Moths of Indonesia {{Amerilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerila Fuscivena
''Amerila fuscivena'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1916. It is found in Uganda. The larvae feed on '' Landolphia'' species. References Endemic fauna of Uganda Moths described in 1916 Amerilini Insects of Uganda Moths of Africa {{Amerilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerila Aldabrensis
''Amerila aldabrensis'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by John Fryer John Fryer may refer to: *John Fryer (physician) (died 1563), English physician, humanist and early reformer *John Fryer (physician, died 1672), English physician *John Fryer (travel writer) (1650–1733), British travel-writer and doctor *Sir John ... in 1912. It is found in the Seychelles. References Moths described in 1912 Amerilini Moths of Seychelles Moths of Africa {{amerilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerila Fennia
''Amerila fennia'' is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, the Gambia and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor .... The larvae feed on '' Dracaena'' species. References Moths described in 1887 Amerilini Moths of Africa Insects of Cameroon Insects of West Africa Insects of Tanzania {{amerilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerila Femina
''Amerila femina'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Emilio Berio in 1935 and is found in Cameroon. References Endemic fauna of Cameroon Moths described in 1935 Amerilini Insects of Cameroon Moths of Africa {{amerilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerila Catinca
''Amerila catinca'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Christoph L. Häuser and Michael Boppré in 1997. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. References Moths described in 1997 Amerilini Moths of Africa {{amerilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |