''Teia'' is a genus of
tussock 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'') ...
first described by
Francis Walker in 1855.
[Wang, H. et al. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of Lymantriinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Erebidae) inferred from eight gene regions". '' Cladistics''. 31 (6): 579-592 ]
Some authors have treated this name as a synonym of ''
Orgyia
''Orgyia'' is a genus of tussock moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Ochsenheimer in 1810. The species are cosmopolitan, except for the Neotropical realm.
Description
The male flies during the day. Its palpi are short, porr ...
''
Ochsenheimer, 1810(e.g.
), but molecular analyses suggest that it is a distinct lineage.
Species
*''
Teia anartoides
The painted apple moth (''Teia anartoides'') is a tussock moth native to Australia. It is notable as a pest in pine forests, and is classified as a pest in New Zealand.Biosecurity New ZealandPainted Apple MothRetrieved November 2007
In New Zeala ...
''
Walker, 1855
*''
Teia athlophora''
(Turner, 1921)
*''
Teia parallela''
(Gaede, 1932)
*''
Teia sarramea''
(Holloway, 1979)
References
Lymantriinae
Moth genera
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