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Arctiinae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity''. Second ed. Oxford University Press. This subfamily includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths (or tigers), which usually have bright colours, footmen, which are usually much drabber, lichen moths, and wasp moths. Many species have "hairy" caterpillars that are popularly known as woolly bears or woolly worms. The scientific name Arctiinae refers to this hairiness (Gk. αρκτος = a bear). Some species within the Arctiinae have the word "tussock"' in their common names because they have been misidentified as members of the Lymantriinae subfamily based on the characteristics of the larvae. Taxonomy The subfamily was previously classified as the family Arctiidae of the superfamily Noctuoidea and is a monophyletic group. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), 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''); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, footman and wasp moths (Arctiinae (erebid moths), Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth (''Gynaephora groenlandica''); fruit-piercing moths (Calpinae and others); micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zale (moth), zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae (for example, Crambidae, crambid snout moths). Some of the erebid moths are called owlets. The sizes of the adults range from among the largest of all moths (around wingspan in the Thysania agrippina, white witch) to the smallest of the macromoths ( wingspan in some of the Micronoctuini). The coloration of the adu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arctiini
The Arctiini are a tribe (biology), tribe of Arctiinae (moth), tiger moths in the family Erebidae. Systematics The tribe was previously treated as a higher-level taxon, the subfamily Arctiinae, within the lichen and tiger moth family, Arctiidae. The ranks of the family and its subdivisions were lowered in a recent reclassification while keeping the contents of the family and its subdivisions largely unchanged. These changes in rank triggered changes in the suffixes in the names. The subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae as a whole was reclassified as the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae within the family Erebidae. The original subfamily Arctiinae was lowered to tribe status as Arctiini, and its original tribes were lowered to subtribe status by changing the -ini suffix to -ina (e.g., Callimorphini became Callimorphina). Thus, the name "Arctiinae" used to refer to only a subgroup of the entire group of lichen and tiger moths, but now it refers to the entire group. Subtribes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noctuoidea
Noctuoidea is the superfamily of noctuid (Latin "night owl") or "owlet" moths, and has more than 70,000 described species, the largest number of any Lepidopteran superfamily. Its classification has not yet reached a satisfactory or stable state. Since the end of the 20th century, increasing availability of molecular phylogenetic data for this hugely successful radiation has led to several competing proposals for a taxonomic arrangement that correctly represents the relationships between the major lineages. Briefly, the disputes center on the fact that in old treatments (which were just as unable to reach a general consensus) the distinctness of some groups, such as the Arctiinae or Lymantriidae, was overrated due to their characteristic appearance, while some less-studied lineages conventionally held to be Noctuidae are in fact quite distinct. This requires a rearrangement at least of the latter family (by simply including anything disputed within it). This is quite unwieldy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenuchina
The Ctenuchina are a subtribe of moths in the family Erebidae. These moths are Diurnality, diurnal, meaning they fly during the day. Their coloration is similar to that of certain beetles and wasps that predators avoid. Taxonomy The Ctenuchina were previously classified as the subfamily Ctenuchinae of the family Arctiidae. That subfamily contained three tribe (biology), tribes: Ctenuchini, Euchromiini (wasp moths), and Syntomini. The family Arctiidae was lowered in rank to the subfamily Arctiinae (erebid moths), Arctiinae, and consequently, the three tribes became subtribes (with the -ina suffix). Ctenuchina and Euchromiina were reclassified in the tribe Arctiini (erebid moths), Arctiini, while the Syntomina were raised in rank to the tribe Syntomini. Genera ''List separated based on data from the Taxonomicon'' *''Cisseps'' *''Ctenucha'' *''Dahana (moth), Dahana'' Assigned to subfamily Arctiinae (erebid moths), Arctiinae. Not assigned to a tribe. *''Belemniastis'' *''Euno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aganainae
The Aganainae are a small subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The adults and caterpillars of this subfamily are typically large and brightly colored, like the related tiger moths. Many of the caterpillars feed on poisonous host plants and acquire toxic cardenolides that make them unpleasant to predators. Like the closely related litter moths, the adults have long, upturned labial palps, and the caterpillars have fully or mostly developed prolegs on the abdomen. The Aganainae are distributed across the tropics and subtropics of the Old World. Taxonomy The subfamily was formerly placed in the families Noctuidae and Arctiidae by some authors. Other authors ranked it as a family by the names Aganaidae or Hypsidae. Recent phylogenetic studies have shown that the Aganainae are most closely related to the Herminiinae (litter moths), and this pair of subfamilies is most closely related to the Arctiinae (tiger and lichen moths), all within the family Erebidae The Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incertae Sedis (Arctiinae)
The large moth subfamily Arctiinae (the tiger moths), contains the following genera that have not yet been classified into one of the three tribes in the subfamily. This is a list of 167 extant genera, representing around 732 extant species, (plus one monotypic enxinct genus) out of more than 9,000 in the whole of Arctiinae. References *{{cite web , last1=Pitkin , first1=Brian , last2=Jenkins , first2=Paul , name-list-style=amp , url=https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS , title=Search results Family: Arctiidae , website=Butterflies and Moths of the World , publisher=Natural History Museum, London The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum (Lo ... Arctiinae Enigmatic Lepidoptera taxa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithosiini
The Lithosiini are a tribe of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The taxon was described by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820. Systematics The tribe was previously treated as a higher-level taxon, the subfamily Lithosiinae, within the lichen and tiger moth family, Arctiidae. The ranks of the family and its subdivisions were lowered in a recent reclassification while keeping the contents of the family and its subdivisions largely unchanged. These changes in rank triggered changes in the suffixes in the names. The family Arctiidae as a whole was reclassified as the subfamily Arctiinae within the family Erebidae. The original subfamily Lithosiinae was lowered to tribe status as Lithosiini, and its original tribes were lowered to subtribe status by changing the -ini suffix to -ina (e.g., Acsalini became Acsalina). Thus the present name "Lithosiini" used to refer to only a subgroup of the entire lichen moth group (Lithosiinae), but now it refers to the entire group. The systemat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arctiina
The Arctiina are a subtribe of moths in the family Erebidae. Taxonomy The subtribe was previously treated as a higher-level taxon, the tribe Arctiini, within the lichen and tiger moth family Arctiidae. The ranks of the family and its subdivisions were lowered in a recent reclassification while keeping the contents of the family and its subdivisions largely unchanged. These changes in rank triggered changes in the suffixes in the names. The family Arctiidae as a whole was reclassified as the subfamily Arctiinae within the family Erebidae. The original subfamilies were lowered to tribes, and the original tribe Arctiini was lowered to subtribe status as Arctiina. Thus the name "Arctiini" used to refer to the subtribe that is the topic of this article, but now that name refers to the tribe that includes this subtribe. Genera As a result of research published in 2016 by Rönkä et al., 33 genera of Arctiina were determined to be new taxonomic synonyms of 5 genera, leaving the followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syntomini
The Syntomini are a tribe (biology), tribe of moths in the family Erebidae. The tribe was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1846. Taxonomy The tribe used to be classified in the subfamily Ctenuchinae of the family Arctiidae. The wingspan of a Syntomini is about 11-14 millimeters. Their abdomen can either be completely yellow or be black with a band of yellow around it. Genera The following genera are included in the tribe. *''Amata (moth), Amata'' Fabricius, 1807 [=*''Syntomis'' Ochsenheimer, 1808 type genus] *''Anapisa'' Kiriakoff, 1952 *''Apisa'' Walker, 1855 *''Auriculoceryx'' Holloway, 1988 *''Automolis'' Hübner, 1819 *''Balacra'' Walker, 1856 *''Bergeria'' Kiriakoff, 1952 *''Cacosoma'' (Boisduval, 1847) *''Caeneressa'' Obraztsov, 1957 *''Ceryx (moth), Ceryx'' Wallengren, 1863 *''Dubianaclia'' Griveaud, 1964 *''Dysauxes'' Hübner, [1819] *''Eressa'' Walker, 1854 *''Fletcherinia'' Griveaud, 1964 *''Gippius (moth), Gippius'' Walker, 1855 *''Hippurarcti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syntominae
The Syntomini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae. The tribe was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1846. Taxonomy The tribe used to be classified in the subfamily Ctenuchinae of the family Arctiidae. The wingspan of a Syntomini is about 11-14 millimeters. Their abdomen can either be completely yellow or be black with a band of yellow around it. Genera The following genera are included in the tribe. *''Amata'' Fabricius, 1807 Syntomis.html" ;"title="*''Syntomis">*''Syntomis'' Ochsenheimer, 1808 type genus/small> *''Anapisa'' Kiriakoff, 1952 *''Apisa'' Walker, 1855 *''Auriculoceryx'' Holloway, 1988 *''Automolis'' Hübner, 1819 *''Balacra'' Walker, 1856 *''Bergeria'' Kiriakoff, 1952 *'' Cacosoma'' (Boisduval, 1847) *''Caeneressa'' Obraztsov, 1957 *''Ceryx'' Wallengren, 1863 *'' Dubianaclia'' Griveaud, 1964 *''Dysauxes'' Hübner, 819/small> *''Eressa'' Walker, 1854 *'' Fletcherinia'' Griveaud, 1964 *'' Gippius'' Walker, 1855 *''Hippurarctia'' Kiriak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
