Nyctemerina
The Nyctemerina are a subtribe of woolly bear moths in the family Erebidae. Taxonomy The subtribe was previously classified as the tribe Nyctemerini of the former family Arctiidae. Some authors merge the subtribe into the related Callimorphina, but Nyctemerini is an elder name. Genera *'' Afrocoscinia'' *'' Agaltara'' *''Caryatis'' *'' Diota'' *'' Galtara'' *''Ischnarctia'' *'' Karschiola'' *''Neuroxena'' *'' Pseudogaltara'' *'' Xylecata'' ;''Argina'' generic group *'' Alytarchia'' *''Argina'' *'' Mangina'' ;Afrotropical genera of the ''Nyctemera'' group, that were separated from the Oriental stemDubatolov VV 2006: On the generic status of the Afrotropical ''Nyctemera'' species (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). ''Atalanta'' 37 (1/2): 191-205 *''Afronyctemera'' *'' Chiromachla'' *''Podomachla'' ;Oriental and Australian taxa of generic level that are traditionally considered as subgenera of: *''Nyctemera'': *''Nyctemera'' (''Arctata'') *''Nyctemera'' (''Coleta'') *''Nyctemera'' (''Deile ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nyctemerina
The Nyctemerina are a subtribe of woolly bear moths in the family Erebidae. Taxonomy The subtribe was previously classified as the tribe Nyctemerini of the former family Arctiidae. Some authors merge the subtribe into the related Callimorphina, but Nyctemerini is an elder name. Genera *'' Afrocoscinia'' *'' Agaltara'' *''Caryatis'' *'' Diota'' *'' Galtara'' *''Ischnarctia'' *'' Karschiola'' *''Neuroxena'' *'' Pseudogaltara'' *'' Xylecata'' ;''Argina'' generic group *'' Alytarchia'' *''Argina'' *'' Mangina'' ;Afrotropical genera of the ''Nyctemera'' group, that were separated from the Oriental stemDubatolov VV 2006: On the generic status of the Afrotropical ''Nyctemera'' species (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). ''Atalanta'' 37 (1/2): 191-205 *''Afronyctemera'' *'' Chiromachla'' *''Podomachla'' ;Oriental and Australian taxa of generic level that are traditionally considered as subgenera of: *''Nyctemera'': *''Nyctemera'' (''Arctata'') *''Nyctemera'' (''Coleta'') *''Nyctemera'' (''Deile ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nyctemera
''Nyctemera'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. The genus includes the species ''Nyctemera annulata'' and ''Nyctemera amica'', which are closely related and are able to interbreed. Description They are medium-sized moths, the adults having a wingspan of . The wings are usually dark with lighter patches, while the body is often aposematically coloured to discourage birds and other visual predators from eating them. Palpi porrectly upturned. Antennae bipectinate in both sexes, where branches short in females. Forewing with vein 3 from before the angle of cell, vein 5 from above it and vein 6 from upper angle. Vein 7 and 10 from short areole which is formed by the anastomosis of veins 8 and 9. Hindwings with vein 3 from before end of cell and vein 5 from angle or from above it. Veins 6 and 7 stalked or from upper angle. Vein 8 from before middle of all. Ecology The slow-flying moths can often be seen feeding at flowers; it i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Afrocoscinia
''Afrocoscinia'' is a curious genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2011. The genus includes only one species, ''Afrocoscinia aethiopica'', described by Lars Kühne in 2010,Kühne, L. (2010). "Taxonomische Ergebnisse der Bearbeitung der Nachfalterfauna des südlichen Afrikas (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea)". ''Esperiana Memoir''. 5: 433-456. which is found in the arid regions of the western part of South Africa. By the general appearance of wing and body shape, it looks like species of the Palearctic genus '' Coscinia'' from Callimorphina. But many other characteristics of this moth show that is it a member of the Nyctemerina The Nyctemerina are a subtribe of woolly bear moths in the family Erebidae. Taxonomy The subtribe was previously classified as the tribe Nyctemerini of the former family Arctiidae. Some authors merge the subtribe into the related Callimorphina, ....Dubatolov, V. V. (2011). "Arctiinae from African expeditions ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karschiola
''Karschiola'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. It contains the single species, ''Karschiola holoclera'', which is found in Malawi, Tanzania and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam .... References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog Nyctemerina Monotypic moth genera Moths of Africa {{Nyctemerina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Diota
''Galtara'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1863. Species *'' Galtara aurivilii'' (Pagenstecher, 1901) *'' Galtara colettae'' Toulgoët, 1976 *''Galtara convergens'' Toulgoët, 1979 *''Galtara doriae'' (Oberthür, 1880) *''Galtara elongata'' (Swinhoe, 1907) *''Galtara extensa'' (Butler, 1880) *''Galtara laportei'' Toulgoët, 1979 *''Galtara nepheloptera'' (Hampson, 1910) *''Galtara notabilis'' Toulgoët, 1980 *''Galtara pulverata'' (Hampson, 1900) *''Galtara purata'' Walker, 1863 *''Galtara reticulata'' (Hampson, 1909) *''Galtara somaliensis'' (Hampson, 1916) *''Galtara turlini ''Galtara turlini'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1979. It is found in Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valle ...'' Toulgoët, 1979 References Nyctemerina Moth genera {{Nyctemerina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pseudogaltara
''Pseudogaltara'' is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, ''Pseudogaltara inexpectata'', can be found in Rwanda. Both the genus and species were first described by Hervé de Toulgoët Hervé de Toulgoët (28 March 1911 – 14 September 2009) was a French entomologist. He specialised in moths of the families Arctiinae (moth), Arctiidae and Zygaenidae. He also studied the beetle genus ''Carabus''. He was written about by Paul Thia ... in 1978. References * * Nyctemerina Erebid moths of Africa Monotypic moth genera Moths described in 1978 {{Nyctemerina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Neuroxena
''Neuroxena'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1896. Species The genus consists of the following species: *''Neuroxena aberrans'' *''Neuroxena albofasciata'' *''Neuroxena ansorgei'' *''Neuroxena auremaculatus'' *''Neuroxena flammea'' *''Neuroxena fulleri'' *''Neuroxena funereus'' *''Neuroxena lasti'' *''Neuroxena medioflavus'' *''Neuroxena obscurascens'' *''Neuroxena postrubidus'' *''Neuroxena rectilineata ''Neuroxena rectilineata'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1972. It is found on Mayotte in the Comoro Islands The Comoro Islands or Comoros (Shikomori ''Komori''; ar, جزر القمر , ''Juzu ...'' *'' Neuroxena rubriceps'' *'' Neuroxena simulans'' *'' Neuroxena sulphureovitta'' *'' Neuroxena truncatus'' References * Nyctemerina Moth genera {{Nyctemerina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mangina (moth)
''Mangina'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. Species * '' Mangina argus'' (Kollar, 847 * ''Mangina syringa'' (Cramer, 1775) * ''Mangina pulchra ''Mangina pulchra'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. It is found in the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng ...'' (Swinhoe, 1892) References *Dubatolov, V.V. (2010). Tiger-moths of Eurasia (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) (Nyctemerini by Rob de Vos & Vladimir V. Dubatolov). ''Neue Entomologische Nachrichten''. Marktleuthen. 65: 1-106. *Kaleka, A.S. & Kirti J.S. (2001) A new genus ''Mangina'' along with the taxonomy of ''Argina'' Hubner (Arctiinae: Arctiidae: Lepidoptera). ''Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society'' 98 (2): 250-253.Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog Nyctemerina Moth genera {{Nyctemerina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ischnarctia
''Ischnarctia'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Max Bartel in 1903. Species *'' Ischnarctia brunnescens'' Bartel, 1903 *'' Ischnarctia cinerea'' (Pagenstecher, 1903) *'' Ischnarctia oberthueri'' (Rothschild, 1910) References External links * Nyctemerina Moth genera {{Nyctemerina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Galtara
''Galtara'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1863. Species *'' Galtara aurivilii'' (Pagenstecher, 1901) *'' Galtara colettae'' Toulgoët, 1976 *''Galtara convergens'' Toulgoët, 1979 *''Galtara doriae'' (Oberthür, 1880) *''Galtara elongata'' (Swinhoe, 1907) *''Galtara extensa'' (Butler, 1880) *''Galtara laportei'' Toulgoët, 1979 *''Galtara nepheloptera'' (Hampson, 1910) *''Galtara notabilis'' Toulgoët, 1980 *''Galtara pulverata'' (Hampson, 1900) *''Galtara purata'' Walker, 1863 *''Galtara reticulata'' (Hampson, 1909) *''Galtara somaliensis'' (Hampson, 1916) *''Galtara turlini ''Galtara turlini'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1979. It is found in Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valle ...'' Toulgoët, 1979 References Nyctemerina Moth genera {{Nyctemerina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Agaltara
''Agaltara'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. It contains the single species ''Agaltara nebulosa'', which is found in Malawi and Rwanda. Both the genus and species were first described by Hervé de Toulgoët Hervé de Toulgoët (28 March 1911 – 14 September 2009) was a French entomologist. He specialised in moths of the families Arctiinae (moth), Arctiidae and Zygaenidae. He also studied the beetle genus ''Carabus''. He was written about by Paul Thia ... in 1979. References * Nyctemerina Erebid moths of Africa Monotypic moth genera Moths described in 1979 {{Nyctemerina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Caryatis (moth)
''Caryatis'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. Species *'' Caryatis hersilia'' Druce, 1887 *'' Caryatis phileta'' (Drury, 1782) *'' Caryatis stenoperas'' Hampson, 1910 Taxonomy ''Caryatis'' was previously treated as a junior synonym of ''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, whil ...''. References External linksNatural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog Nyctemerina Moth genera {{Nyctemerina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |