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Aganainae
The Aganainae are a small subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The adults and caterpillars of this subfamily are typically large and brightly colored, like the related tiger moths. Many of the caterpillars feed on poisonous host plants and acquire toxic cardenolides that make them unpleasant to predators. Like the closely related litter moths, the adults have long, upturned labial palps, and the caterpillars have fully or mostly developed prolegs on the abdomen. The Aganainae are distributed across the tropics and subtropics of the Old World. Taxonomy The subfamily was formerly placed in the families Noctuidae and Arctiidae by some authors. Other authors ranked it as a family by the names Aganaidae or Hypsidae. Recent phylogenetic studies have shown that the Aganainae are most closely related to the Herminiinae (litter moths), and this pair of subfamilies is most closely related to the Arctiinae (tiger and lichen moths), all within the family Erebidae. Genera *''Agape'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aganainae
The Aganainae are a small subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The adults and caterpillars of this subfamily are typically large and brightly colored, like the related tiger moths. Many of the caterpillars feed on poisonous host plants and acquire toxic cardenolides that make them unpleasant to predators. Like the closely related litter moths, the adults have long, upturned labial palps, and the caterpillars have fully or mostly developed prolegs on the abdomen. The Aganainae are distributed across the tropics and subtropics of the Old World. Taxonomy The subfamily was formerly placed in the families Noctuidae and Arctiidae by some authors. Other authors ranked it as a family by the names Aganaidae or Hypsidae. Recent phylogenetic studies have shown that the Aganainae are most closely related to the Herminiinae (litter moths), and this pair of subfamilies is most closely related to the Arctiinae (tiger and lichen moths), all within the family Erebidae. Genera *''Agape'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euplocia
''Euplocia'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Its only species, ''Euplocia membliaria'', was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found from the northeastern Himalayas to Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi and the Lesser Sundas. 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 70 mm. References * *Zwier, Jaap"''Euplocia membliaria'' Cramer - Stoll 1782" ''Aganainae (Snouted Tigers)''. Retrieved August 6, 2019. * Aganainae Moths of Japan Monotypic moth genera {{Aganainae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agape (moth)
''Agape'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') .... Species * '' Agape arctioides'' Butler, 1887 * '' Agape chloropyga'' Walker, 1854 References ''Agape''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and some other life forms'' Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Aganainae Noctuoidea genera {{Aganainae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peridrome
''Peridrome'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1854. Species * ''Peridrome orbicularis'' Walker, 1854 * ''Peridrome subfascia'' Walker, 1854 References Aganainae Moth genera {{Aganainae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neochera
''Neochera'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae described by Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ... in 1819. Species * '' Neochera dominia'' Cramer, 1780 * '' Neochera inops'' Walker, 1854 * '' Neochera marmorea'' (Walker, 1856) * '' Neochera privata'' Walker, 1862 References * Aganainae Moth genera {{Aganainae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soloella
''Soloella'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Max Gaede Max Gaede (29 November 1871 – 27 October 1946) was a German engineer and entomologist of international fame who described several hundred of new species of Lepidoptera, mainly African Noctuidae. He became a member of the Internationaler Ento ... in 1926. Species * '' Soloella guttivaga'' (Walker, 1854) * '' Soloella orientis'' Kühne, 2007 References * Kühne, L. (2007). "A new snouted tiger species from Eastern Africa (Lepidoptera, Aganaidae)". ''Esperiana memoir''. (3): 351–352. * Aganainae Moth genera {{Aganainae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soloe
''Soloe'' is a genus of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...s in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854. Species * '' Soloe fumipennis'' Hampson, 1910 * '' Soloe sexmaculata'' (Plötz, 1880) * '' Soloe splendida'' Toulgoët, 1980 * '' Soloe trigutta'' Walker, 1854 * '' Soloe tripunctata'' Druce, 1896 References * * Aganainae Moth genera {{Aganainae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phaegorista
''Phaegorista'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. Species * '' Phaegorista agaristoides'' Boisduval, 836 __NOTOC__ Year 836 ( DCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Abbasid Caliphate * Driven by tensions between his favoured Turkish guard and the popula .../small> * '' Phaegorista bicurvata'' Gaede, 1926 * '' Phaegorista bisignibasis'' Prout, 1918 * '' Phaegorista enarges'' Tams, 1930 * '' Phaegorista formosa'' Butler, 1877 * '' Phaegorista leucomelas'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 855 * '' Phaegorista prouti'' Joicey & Talbot, 1921 * '' Phaegorista rubriventris'' Aurivillius, 1925 * '' Phaegorista similis'' Walker, 1869 * '' Phaegorista trialbata'' Prout, 1918 * '' Phaegorista xanthosoma'' Hampson, 1910 * '' Phaegorista zebra'' Butler, 1897 References Aganainae Moth genera {{Aganainae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digama
''Digama'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae described by Frederic Moore in 1858. It is distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Australia. Taxonomy The genus was formerly placed in the Arctiidae and the Noctuidae by different authors. Description Palpi upturned with second joint reaching vertex of head and long third joint. Forewings square and rather short. Vein 5 from just above lower angle of cell. Vein 6 from just below the upper angle. Veins 7 and 10 from a short areole. Hindwings with vein 5 from above lower angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 are stalked. Species *'' Digama abietis'' Leech, 1889 *'' Digama africana'' Swinhoe, 1907 *'' Digama aganais'' Felder, 1874 *'' Digama budonga'' Bethume-Baker, 1913 *'' Digama burmana'' Hampson, 1892 *'' Digama costimacula'' Swinhoe, 1907 *'' Digama culta'' Hübner, 1825 *'' Digama daressalamica'' Strand, 1911 *'' Digama fasciata'' Butler, 1877 *'' Digama hearseyana'' Moore, 1859 *'' Digama ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asota (moth)
''Asota'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species are widely distributed throughout Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, the Malayan region and tropical parts of the Australian region. Description Palpi upturned, where the second joint reaching the vertex of the head and the third joint is slender in variable lengths. Antennae fasciculated (bundled) in males and ciliated (hairy) in females. Forewings with vein 5 from the lower angle of cell or just above it. Vein 6 from the upper angle or below it. Areole absent. Hindwings with vein 5 from just above lower angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 from the upper angle. Taxonomy The genus was formerly placed in the families Noctuidae and Arctiidae by some authors. Other authors placed them in the family Aganaidae or Hypsidae. Recent phylogenetic studies have shown that the Aganainae are most closely related to the Herminiinae (litter moths), and this pair of subfamilies is most closely related ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asota Speciosa
''Asota speciosa'', the specious tiger, formerly ''Aganais speciosa'', is a moth of the subfamily Aganainae, now regarded as being within the family Erebidae. Formerly it was regarded variously as a member of the Arctiidae, the Hypsidae, and subsequently the family Aganaidae, which was formerly regarded as a family by some authorities. The species is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa, such as in Sierra Leone, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Mozambique and South Africa. The larvae feed on certain latex-rich plants, mainly ''Ficus'' species (fig trees), both indigenous and domestic, but also on poisonous '' Acokanthera'' species. They sabotage the latex defences of their host plants by biting partway through the midrib, severing the latex vessels before proceeding to feed on the portion of the leaf blade A leaf (plural, : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant plant stem, stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala''); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth (''Gynaephora groenlandica''); piercing moths ( Calpinae and others); micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae (for example, crambid snout moths). Some of the erebid moths are called owlets. The sizes of the adults range from among the largest of all moths (> wingspan in the black witch) to the smallest of the macromoths ( wingspan in some of the Micronoctuini). The coloration of the adults spans the full range of dull, drab, and camouflaged (e.g., ''Zale lunifera'' and litter moths) to vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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