''Zutulba namaqua,'' 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 of the family
Zygaenidae, are found in temperate regions. Majority of the tropical species, commonly called foresters moths, have bright prominent spots containing hydrogen cyanide for warning predators. These toxins allow the moths to have
mimicry
In evolutionary biology, mimicry is an evolved resemblance between an organism and another object, often an organism of another species. Mimicry may evolve between different species, or between individuals of the same species. Often, mimicry f ...
.
Species
* ''
Zutulba namaqua''
(Boisduval, 1847)
* ''
Zutulba ocellaris''
(Felder, 1874)
References
Zutulba at AfroMoths
Zygaeninae
Zygaenidae genera
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