''Lactura'' 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

Lacturidae The Lacturidae comprise a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea. Brightly coloured tropical moths, the Lacturidae have been previously placed in the Plutellidae, Yponomeutidae : ''Certain members of the unrelated snout moths (Pyralidae ...

Selected species

*'' Lactura aglaodora'' (Turner, 1942) *'' Lactura calliphylla'' (Turner, 1903) *''

Lactura caminaea ''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae The Lacturidae comprise a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea. Brightly coloured tropical moths, the Lacturidae have been previously placed in the Plutellidae, Yponomeutidae ...

'' (Meyrick, 1887) *'' Lactura cristata'' (Butler, 1886) *'' Lactura dives'' (Walker, 1854) *'' Lactura erythocera'' (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) *'' Lactura erythractis'' (Meyrick, 1887) *'' Lactura haplochroa'' (Turner, 1932) *'' Lactura laetifera'' (Walker, 1865) *'' Lactura leucophthalma'' (Meyrick, 1907) *'' Lactura mactata'' (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) *''

Lactura panopsia ''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae. Selected species *'' Lactura aglaodora'' (Turner, 1942) *'' Lactura calliphylla'' (Turner, 1903) *''Lactura caminaea ''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae The Lac ...

'' (Turner, 1926) *'' Lactura parallela'' (Meyrick, 1889) *'' Lactura phoenobapta'' (Turner, 1903) *'' Lactura pilcheri'' (T.P. Lucas, 1891) *''

Lactura pteropoecila ''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae. Selected species *'' Lactura aglaodora'' (Turner, 1942) *'' Lactura calliphylla'' (Turner, 1903) *''Lactura caminaea'' (Meyrick, 1887) *'' Lactura cristata'' (Butler, 1886) *'' Lactura di ...

'' (Turner, 1913) *''

Lactura pyrilampis ''Lactura pyrilampis'' is a moth of the family Lacturidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found on New Guinea and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), offic ...

'' (Meyrick, 1886) *''

Lactura pyronympha ''Lactura pyronympha'' is a moth of the family Lacturidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Indep ...

'' Meyrick, 1923 *''

Lactura rhodomochla ''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae. Selected species *'' Lactura aglaodora'' (Turner, 1942) *'' Lactura calliphylla'' (Turner, 1903) *''Lactura caminaea'' (Meyrick, 1887) *'' Lactura cristata'' (Butler, 1886) *'' Lactura di ...

'' (Turner, 1942) *''

Lactura rubritexta ''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae. Selected species *'' Lactura aglaodora'' (Turner, 1942) *'' Lactura calliphylla'' (Turner, 1903) *''Lactura caminaea'' (Meyrick, 1887) *'' Lactura cristata'' (Butler, 1886) *'' Lactura di ...

'' (Meyrick, 1913) *''

Lactura sapotearum ''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae. Selected species *'' Lactura aglaodora'' (Turner, 1942) *'' Lactura calliphylla'' (Turner, 1903) *''Lactura caminaea'' (Meyrick, 1887) *'' Lactura cristata'' (Butler, 1886) *'' Lactura di ...

'' (Swainson, 1851) *''

Lactura thiospila ''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae. Selected species *'' Lactura aglaodora'' (Turner, 1942) *'' Lactura calliphylla'' (Turner, 1903) *''Lactura caminaea'' (Meyrick, 1887) *'' Lactura cristata'' (Butler, 1886) *'' Lactura di ...

'' (Turner, 1903)

References

* , 1995: Lacturidae, new family (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea). ''Tropical Lepidoptera Research'' 6 (2): 146-148. Full article

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