''Lactura'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Lacturidae
The Lacturidae comprise a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea. Brightly coloured tropical moths, the Lacturidae have been previously placed in the Plutellidae, Yponomeutidae
: ''Certain members of the unrelated snout moths (Pyralidae ...
.
Selected species
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Lactura aglaodora''
(Turner, 1942)
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Lactura calliphylla''
(Turner, 1903)
*''
Lactura caminaea''
(Meyrick, 1887)
*''
Lactura cristata''
(Butler, 1886)
*''
Lactura dives''
(Walker, 1854)
*''
Lactura erythocera''
(R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
*''
Lactura erythractis''
(Meyrick, 1887)
*''
Lactura haplochroa''
(Turner, 1932)
*''
Lactura laetifera''
(Walker, 1865)
*''
Lactura leucophthalma''
(Meyrick, 1907)
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Lactura mactata''
(R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
*''
Lactura panopsia
''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae
The Lacturidae comprise a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea. Brightly coloured tropical moths, the Lacturidae have been previously placed in the Plutellidae, Yponomeutidae ...
''
(Turner, 1926)
*''
Lactura parallela
''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae.
Selected species
*'' Lactura aglaodora'' (Turner, 1942)
*'' Lactura calliphylla'' (Turner, 1903)
*'' Lactura caminaea'' (Meyrick, 1887)
*'' Lactura cristata'' (Butler, 1886)
*'' Lactura d ...
''
(Meyrick, 1889)
*''
Lactura phoenobapta
''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae.
Selected species
*'' Lactura aglaodora'' (Turner, 1942)
*'' Lactura calliphylla'' (Turner, 1903)
*'' Lactura caminaea'' (Meyrick, 1887)
*'' Lactura cristata'' (Butler, 1886)
*'' Lactura d ...
''
(Turner, 1903)
*''
Lactura pilcheri
''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae.
Selected species
*'' Lactura aglaodora'' (Turner, 1942)
*'' Lactura calliphylla'' (Turner, 1903)
*'' Lactura caminaea'' (Meyrick, 1887)
*'' Lactura cristata'' (Butler, 1886)
*'' Lactura d ...
''
(T.P. Lucas, 1891)
*''
Lactura pteropoecila
''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae.
Selected species
*'' Lactura aglaodora'' (Turner, 1942)
*'' Lactura calliphylla'' (Turner, 1903)
*'' Lactura caminaea'' (Meyrick, 1887)
*'' Lactura cristata'' (Butler, 1886)
*'' Lactura d ...
''
(Turner, 1913)
*''
Lactura pyrilampis
''Lactura pyrilampis'' is a moth of the family Lacturidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found on New Guinea and Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island countr ...
''
(Meyrick, 1886)
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Lactura pyronympha
''Lactura pyronympha'' is a moth of the family Lacturidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania th ...
''
Meyrick, 1923
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Lactura rhodomochla
''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae.
Selected species
*'' Lactura aglaodora'' (Turner, 1942)
*'' Lactura calliphylla'' (Turner, 1903)
*'' Lactura caminaea'' (Meyrick, 1887)
*'' Lactura cristata'' (Butler, 1886)
*'' Lactura d ...
''
(Turner, 1942)
*''
Lactura rubritexta
''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae.
Selected species
*'' Lactura aglaodora'' (Turner, 1942)
*'' Lactura calliphylla'' (Turner, 1903)
*'' Lactura caminaea'' (Meyrick, 1887)
*'' Lactura cristata'' (Butler, 1886)
*'' Lactura d ...
''
(Meyrick, 1913)
*''
Lactura sapotearum
''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae.
Selected species
*'' Lactura aglaodora'' (Turner, 1942)
*'' Lactura calliphylla'' (Turner, 1903)
*'' Lactura caminaea'' (Meyrick, 1887)
*'' Lactura cristata'' (Butler, 1886)
*'' Lactura d ...
''
(Swainson, 1851)
*''
Lactura thiospila
''Lactura'' is a genus of moths in the family Lacturidae.
Selected species
*'' Lactura aglaodora'' (Turner, 1942)
*'' Lactura calliphylla'' (Turner, 1903)
*'' Lactura caminaea'' (Meyrick, 1887)
*'' Lactura cristata'' (Butler, 1886)
*'' Lactura d ...
''
(Turner, 1903)
References
* , 1995: Lacturidae, new family (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea). ''Tropical Lepidoptera Research'' 6 (2): 146–148. Full article
Zygaenoidea
Zygaenoidea genera
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