''Doratifera'' is a genus of cup-moth caterpillars in the family
Limacodidae. The genus was erected by
James Duncan in 1841. There are about 13 described species in ''Doratifera'', found primarily in Australia. They are called cup-moths because of the shape of their cocoons.
[ In the species ''Doratifera vulnerans'', the venon has a complex structure having 151 different protein-based toxins produced from 59 distinct ]protein families
A protein family is a group of evolutionarily related proteins. In many cases, a protein family has a corresponding gene family, in which each gene encodes a corresponding protein with a 1:1 relationship. The term "protein family" should not be ...
. The venom can be used in pesticides and drugs.
Species
These 13 species belong to the genus ''Doratifera'':
* '' Doratifera casta'' Scott, 1864
* '' Doratifera corallina'' Turner, 1902
* '' Doratifera nagodina'' Hering, 1931
* ''Doratifera ochroptila
''Doratifera'' is a genus of cup-moth caterpillars in the family Limacodidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan in 1841. There are about 13 described species in ''Doratifera'', found primarily in Australia. They are called cup-moths because ...
'' Turner, 1926
* '' Doratifera olorina'' Turner, 1926
* ''Doratifera oxleyi
''Doratifera oxleyi'', the painted cup moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. The species was first described by Newman in 1855. An Australian moth, it is found in New South Wales and Victoria, as well as South Australia and Tasmania.
...
'' Newman, 1855
* ''Doratifera pinguis
''Doratifera pinguis'', the pale cup moth or sometimes the painted cup moth (although this name is usually for '' Doratifera oxleyi'') is a moth of the family Limacodidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found ...
'' Walker, 1855
* '' Doratifera quadriguttata'' Walker, 1855
* '' Doratifera rufa'' Bethune-Baker, 1904
* '' Doratifera stenora'' Turner, 1902
* '' Doratifera trigona'' Turner, 1942
* '' Doratifera unicolora'' Swinhoe, 1902
* '' Doratifera vulnerans'' Lewin, 1805
References
External links
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Limacodidae
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