''Speiredonia'' 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'') ...
. It was
first 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 1823.
Description
Palpi with thickened second joint, reaching vertex of head and third joint of moderate length. Antennae of male with minute fascicules of cilia. Thorax quadrately scaled. Abdomen with dorsal ridges of hair. Tibia slightly hairy, and mid-tibia spineless. Forewings with arched costa towards apex. Cilia crenulate. Hindwings with crenulate cilia as well, but with short cell. Vein 5 from lower angle of cell.
Defensive display
Some of the species, such as ''
Speiredonia spectans
''Speiredonia spectans'', the granny's cloak moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in north-eastern Australia and Tasmania. Strays have been recorded on Norfolk Island a ...
'', ''
S. cthulhui'', ''
S. hogenesi'', ''
S. martabanica'', ''
S. sandokana'', ''
S. alix''. ''
S. itynx'', ''
S. levis'' and ''
S. celebensis'' have a pattern on the wings that while the moth is at rest looks like the
3-dimensional face of a lurking animal with eyes and nostrils. This pattern is more clearly discernible in females and may cause an attacking predator to hesitate or perhaps withdraw.
[John L. Capinera, ''Encyclopedia of Entomology'', Volume 4, p. 1174]
Species
* ''
Speiredonia alix
''Speiredonia alix'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in India, the Andamans, Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Sumbawa and the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipina ...
''
(Guenée, 1852)
* ''
Speiredonia celebensis''
Hogenes & Zilli, 2005
* ''
Speiredonia cthulhui
''Speiredonia cthulhui'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alberto Zilli and Jeremy D. Holloway in 2005. It is found on New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, ...
''
Zilli & Holloway, 2005
* ''
Speiredonia cymosema
''Speiredonia cymosema'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1926. It is found in Assam, Sikkim and Malaya
Malaya refers to a number of historical and current political entities related to what is cu ...
''
(Hampson, 1926)
* ''
Speiredonia darwiniana''
Zilli, 2010
* ''
Speiredonia gowa''
Holloway & Zilli, 2005
* ''
Speiredonia hogenesi
''Speiredonia hogenesi'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alberto Zilli in 2002. It is found in Malaya, Sumatra, Java and Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the la ...
''
Zilli, 2002
* ''
Speiredonia ibanorum''
Holloway & Zilli, 2005
* ''
Speiredonia inocellata''
Sugi, 1996
* ''
Speiredonia itynx
''Speiredonia itynx'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Java, Palawan, Sulawesi and the Moluccas
The Maluku Islands (; Indonesian: ''Kepu ...
''
Fabricius, 1787
* ''
Speiredonia levis''
Holloway & Zilli, 2005
* ''
Speiredonia martabanica
''Speiredonia martabanica'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alberto Zilli and Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 2005. It is found in Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia ...
''
Holloway & Zilli, 2005
* ''
Speiredonia mutabilis
''Speiredonia mutabilis'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines, from Sundaland eastwards to Australia, the Solomon I ...
''
Fabricius, 1794
* ''
Speiredonia obscura
''Speiredonia obscura'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.
Distribution
It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Taiwan, the Andamans, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Palawan, fr ...
''
(Cramer, 1780)
* ''
Speiredonia sandokana
''Speiredonia sandokana'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alberto Zilli and Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 2005. It is found on the Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third ...
''
Zilli & Holloway, 2005
* ''
Speiredonia simplex
''Speiredonia simplex'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found on the Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga
Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, PuleÊ ...
''
Butler, 1877
* ''
Speiredonia spectans
''Speiredonia spectans'', the granny's cloak moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in north-eastern Australia and Tasmania. Strays have been recorded on Norfolk Island a ...
''
(Guen̩e, 1852) Рgranny's cloak moth
* ''
Speiredonia strigiformis''
(Robinson, 1975)
* ''
Speiredonia substruens''
(Walker, 1858)
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