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Callidulidae
Callidulidae, the only known family of the superfamily Calliduloidea, is the family of Old World butterfly-moths, containing eight genera. They have a peculiar distribution, restricted to the Old World tropics of Southeast Asia to Australasia and Madagascar. The three subfamilies exhibit both day- and night-flying behaviour. The mainly day-flying Callidulinae can be distinguished by their resting posture, which is the most butterfly-like, with the wings held closely over the back. Resembling the butterfly family Lycaenidae, these moths can be told apart by their antennae which taper to a point or may be very subtly clubbed. The more often night-flying Pterothysaninae and Griveaudiinae have a different adult resting posture (the latter roof-like in repose) and these were not placed within the Callidulidae until recently. Biology of most subfamilies and species is poorly known. Eggs are very flat in Griveaudiinae and Callidulinae, and caterpillars of Callidulinae are gre ...
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Tetragonus Catamitus
''Tetragonus catamitus'', the common butterfly moth, or Philippine callidulid moth, is a moth of the family Callidulidae. It was first described by Carl Geyer in 1832. Noted from Taiwan, north-eastern India, south-west India, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, the Tenasserim Hills of Myanmar and from Java. They are day-flying moths that can be easily mistaken for a butterfly due to the position in which they hold their wings. Description The head, thorax and abdomen are dark yellowish and reddish brown. The wings are yellowish and reddish brown. The hindwings are more uniform reddish brown. On the underside, there are dark striations and both the forewing and hindwing have three grey spots in the discal cell. There are four pale rufous bands along the medial, postmedial, submarginal region. Taxonomy The species was named ''Tetragonus catamitus'' by Carl Geyer in 1832 based on a specimen from Java and later described under the name of ''Cleosiris fasciata'' by Frede ...
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Callidula
''Callidula'' is a genus of moths of the family Callidulidae. Species *'' Callidula arctata'' (Butler, 1877) *'' Callidula aruana'' (Butler, 1877) *''Callidula atata'' (Swinhoe, 1909) *''Callidula aureola'' (Swinhoe, 1905) *''Callidula biplagiata'' (Butler, 1887) *''Callidula dichroa'' (Boisduval, 1832) *''Callidula erycinoides'' (Felder, 1874) *'' Callidula evander'' (Stoll, 780 *''Callidula fasciata'' (Butler, 1877) *''Callidula hypoleuca'' Butler, 1887 *'' Callidula jucunda'' Felder, 1874 *'' Callidula kobesi'' Holloway, 1998 *'' Callidula lata'' (Pagenstecher, 1887) *'' Callidula lunigera'' Butler, 1879 *''Callidula miokensis'' (Pagenstecher, 1884) *''Callidula nenia'' Druce, 1888 *''Callidula nigresce'' (Butler, 1887) *''Callidula oceanitis'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) *'' Callidula petavius'' (Stoll, 1781) *'' Callidula plagalis'' (Felder, 1874) *''Callidula plioxantha'' (Kirsch, 1877) *'' Callidula posticalis'' (Guérin-Méneville, 831 *'' Callidula propinqua'' (Butler, 1877 ...
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Tetragonus
''Tetragonus'' is a genus of moths of the family Callidulidae. Species *''Tetragonus catamitus ''Tetragonus catamitus'', the common butterfly moth, or Philippine callidulid moth, is a moth of the family Callidulidae. It was first described by Carl Geyer in 1832. Noted from Taiwan, north-eastern India, south-west India, the Andaman and Ni ...'' Geyer, 1832 *'' Tetragonus lycaenoides'' (Felder, 1874) References External linksTetragonus at the Moths of Borneo Callidulidae {{Callidulidae-stub ...
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Pterodecta
''Pterodecta'' is a genus of moths of the family Callidulidae Callidulidae, the only known family of the superfamily Calliduloidea, is the family of Old World butterfly-moths, containing eight genera. They have a peculiar distribution, restricted to the Old World tropics of Southeast Asia to Australasia a .... Species *'' Pterodecta felderi'' (Bremer, 1864) References Callidulidae {{Callidulidae-stub ...
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Comella
Comella is a genus of moths of the family Callidulidae Callidulidae, the only known family of the superfamily Calliduloidea, is the family of Old World butterfly-moths, containing eight genera. They have a peculiar distribution, restricted to the Old World tropics of Southeast Asia to Australasia a .... Species *'' Comella insularis'' Joicey & Talbot, 1916 *'' Comella laetifica'' (C. & R. Felder, 1860) References Callidulidae Taxa named by Arnold Pagenstecher Moth genera {{Callidulidae-stub ...
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Cleis
''Callidula'' is a genus of moths of the family Callidulidae. Species *'' Callidula arctata'' (Butler, 1877) *'' Callidula aruana'' (Butler, 1877) *'' Callidula atata'' (Swinhoe, 1909) *'' Callidula aureola'' (Swinhoe, 1905) *'' Callidula biplagiata'' (Butler, 1887) *'' Callidula dichroa'' (Boisduval, 1832) *'' Callidula erycinoides'' (Felder, 1874) *'' Callidula evander'' (Stoll, 780 *'' Callidula fasciata'' (Butler, 1877) *'' Callidula hypoleuca'' Butler, 1887 *'' Callidula jucunda'' Felder, 1874 *'' Callidula kobesi'' Holloway, 1998 *'' Callidula lata'' (Pagenstecher, 1887) *'' Callidula lunigera'' Butler, 1879 *'' Callidula miokensis'' (Pagenstecher, 1884) *'' Callidula nenia'' Druce, 1888 *'' Callidula nigresce'' (Butler, 1887) *'' Callidula oceanitis'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) *'' Callidula petavius'' (Stoll, 1781) *'' Callidula plagalis'' (Felder, 1874) *'' Callidula plioxantha'' (Kirsch, 1877) *'' Callidula posticalis'' (Guérin-Méneville, 831 __NOTOC__ Year 831 ( D ...
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Datanga
''Callidula'' is a genus of moths of the family Callidulidae. Species *'' Callidula arctata'' (Butler, 1877) *'' Callidula aruana'' (Butler, 1877) *''Callidula atata'' (Swinhoe, 1909) *''Callidula aureola'' (Swinhoe, 1905) *''Callidula biplagiata'' (Butler, 1887) *''Callidula dichroa'' (Boisduval, 1832) *''Callidula erycinoides'' (Felder, 1874) *'' Callidula evander'' (Stoll, 780 *''Callidula fasciata'' (Butler, 1877) *''Callidula hypoleuca'' Butler, 1887 *'' Callidula jucunda'' Felder, 1874 *'' Callidula kobesi'' Holloway, 1998 *''Callidula lata'' (Pagenstecher, 1887) *'' Callidula lunigera'' Butler, 1879 *''Callidula miokensis'' (Pagenstecher, 1884) *''Callidula nenia'' Druce, 1888 *''Callidula nigresce'' (Butler, 1887) *''Callidula oceanitis'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) *'' Callidula petavius'' (Stoll, 1781) *''Callidula plagalis'' (Felder, 1874) *''Callidula plioxantha'' (Kirsch, 1877) *'' Callidula posticalis'' (Guérin-Méneville, 831 *'' Callidula propinqua'' (Butler, 1877) ...
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Petavia
''Callidula'' is a genus of moths of the family Callidulidae. Species *'' Callidula arctata'' (Butler, 1877) *'' Callidula aruana'' (Butler, 1877) *''Callidula atata'' (Swinhoe, 1909) *''Callidula aureola'' (Swinhoe, 1905) *''Callidula biplagiata'' (Butler, 1887) *''Callidula dichroa'' (Boisduval, 1832) *''Callidula erycinoides'' (Felder, 1874) *'' Callidula evander'' (Stoll, 780 *''Callidula fasciata'' (Butler, 1877) *''Callidula hypoleuca'' Butler, 1887 *'' Callidula jucunda'' Felder, 1874 *'' Callidula kobesi'' Holloway, 1998 *''Callidula lata'' (Pagenstecher, 1887) *'' Callidula lunigera'' Butler, 1879 *''Callidula miokensis'' (Pagenstecher, 1884) *''Callidula nenia'' Druce, 1888 *''Callidula nigresce'' (Butler, 1887) *''Callidula oceanitis'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) *'' Callidula petavius'' (Stoll, 1781) *''Callidula plagalis'' (Felder, 1874) *''Callidula plioxantha'' (Kirsch, 1877) *'' Callidula posticalis'' (Guérin-Méneville, 831 *'' Callidula propinqua'' (Butler, 1877) ...
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Agonis (moth)
''Tetragonus'' is a genus of moths of the family Callidulidae. Species *''Tetragonus catamitus ''Tetragonus catamitus'', the common butterfly moth, or Philippine callidulid moth, is a moth of the family Callidulidae. It was first described by Carl Geyer in 1832. Noted from Taiwan, north-eastern India, south-west India, the Andaman and Ni ...'' Geyer, 1832 *'' Tetragonus lycaenoides'' (Felder, 1874) References External linksTetragonus at the Moths of Borneo Callidulidae {{Callidulidae-stub ...
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Pterothysanus
''Pterothysanus'' is a genus of moths of the family Callidulidae Callidulidae, the only known family of the superfamily Calliduloidea, is the family of Old World butterfly-moths, containing eight genera. They have a peculiar distribution, restricted to the Old World tropics of Southeast Asia to Australasia a .... Species *'' Pterothysanus atratus'' Butler, 1885 *'' Pterothysanus laticilia'' Walker, 1854 *'' Pterothysanus pictus'' Butler, 1884 References Callidulidae Moth genera {{Callidulidae-stub ...
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Helicomitra
''Caloschemia'' is a genus of moths of the family Callidulidae Callidulidae, the only known family of the superfamily Calliduloidea, is the family of Old World butterfly-moths, containing eight genera. They have a peculiar distribution, restricted to the Old World tropics of Southeast Asia to Australasia a .... Species *'' Caloschemia pulchra'' Butler, 1878 References Callidulidae {{Callidulidae-stub ...
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Caloschemia
''Caloschemia'' is a genus of moths of the family Callidulidae Callidulidae, the only known family of the superfamily Calliduloidea, is the family of Old World butterfly-moths, containing eight genera. They have a peculiar distribution, restricted to the Old World tropics of Southeast Asia to Australasia a .... Species *'' Caloschemia pulchra'' Butler, 1878 References Callidulidae {{Callidulidae-stub ...
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