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Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, especially in the New World (Miller, 1992). Species of this family tend to be heavy-bodied and long-winged, the wings held folded across the back of the body at rest. They rarely display any bright colours, usually being mainly grey or brown, with the exception of the subfamily Dioptinae (Grimaldi and Engel, 2005). These features mean they rather resemble Noctuidae although the families are not closely related. The adults do not feed. Many species have a tuft of hair on the trailing edge of the forewing which protrudes upwards at rest. This gives them their scientific name "back tooth" and the common name of prominents. The common names of some other species reflect their hairiness, such as puss moth and the group commonly known as kittens (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nystaleinae
Nystaleinae is a subfamily of the moth Family (biology), family Notodontidae. The subfamily was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1948. Diversity The subfamily Nystaleinae contains approximately 300 species. Distribution The subfamily is restricted almost entirely to the Neotropics, with a few species extending as far north as Canada.; ; 2014: Four new species of ''Symmerista'' Hübner, 1816 (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) from Costa Rica. ''ZooKeys'', 421: 39-63. Genera References * ; 2010: Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico''ZooKeys'' 40: 1-239. * , 2011: A new species of ''Elasmia'' Möschler from New Mexico and Texas, and a new subspecies of ''Elasmia mandela'' (Druce) from Texas and Oklahoma (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae, Nystaleinae). ''ZooKeys'' 149: 51-67. * * , 2013: ''World Catalogue of Insects: Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera)'', Volume 11: 1-608. * , 1993: Groupe d'espèces p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |