''Calliteara'' is a genus of
tussock moth
The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893.
Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The c ...
s in the family
Erebidae. The genus was erected by
Arthur Gardiner Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders.
Biography
Arthur Gardiner ...
in 1881.
Species

*The ''pudibunda''
species group
In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth ...
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Calliteara argentata
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**'' Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (W ...
''
(Butler, 1881)
**''
Calliteara cerigoides
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**'' Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**'' Calliteara cerigoides'' ( ...
''
(Walker, 1862)
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Calliteara grotei
''Calliteara grotei'' is a species 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 app ...
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(Moore, 1859)
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Calliteara horsfieldii
''Calliteara horsfieldii'', or Horsfield's tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by the British entomologist Edward Saunders in 1851, and named in honor of the British naturalist Thomas Horsfield, who ...
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(Saunders, 1851)
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Calliteara pudibunda
''Calliteara pudibunda'', the pale tussock, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The Dutch common name for the moth (''Meriansborstel'') comes from the butterfly and insect painter Maria Sibylla Merian. The species was first described by Carl Linn ...
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Calliteara zelotica
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**'' Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**'' Calliteara cerigoides'' ( ...
''
(Collenette, 1932)
*The ''strigata'' species group
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Calliteara strigata
''Calliteara strigata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1879.
Distribution
It is found in India, Thailand, Malaysia Sundaland, Brunei, China and Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), ...
''
(Moore, 1879)
*The ''varia'' species group
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Calliteara diplozona
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**'' Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**'' Calliteara cerigoides'' ( ...
''
(Collenette, 1932)
**''
Calliteara lairdae
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**'' Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**'' Calliteara cerigoides'' ( ...
''
(Holloway, 1976)
**''
Calliteara pseudolairdae
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**'' Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**'' Calliteara cerigoides'' ( ...
''
Holloway, 1999
**''
Calliteara varia
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**'' Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**'' Calliteara cerigoides'' ( ...
''
(Walker, 1855)
*The ''angulata'' species group
**''
Calliteara angulata''
(Hampson, 1895)
**''
Calliteara aphrasta
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**'' Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (W ...
''
(Collenette, 1938)
**''
Calliteara argyroides
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**'' Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**'' Calliteara cerigoides'' ( ...
''
(Collenette, 1932)
*The ''minor'' species group
**''
Calliteara box
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**'' Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**'' Calliteara cerigoides'' ( ...
''
Holloway, 1991
**''
Calliteara cox
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**'' Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**'' Calliteara cerigoides'' ( ...
''
Schintlmeister, 1994
**''
Calliteara minor
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (Wa ...
''
(Bethune-Baker, 1904)
*The ''fidjiensis'' species group
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Calliteara fidjiensis
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (Wa ...
''
(Mabille & Vuillot, 1890)
**''
Calliteara nandarivatu
''Calliteara nandarivatu'' is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae. It was described by Robinson in 1968. It is found on Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an isla ...
''
(Robinson, 1968)
*Unknown species group
**''
Calliteara abietis
''Calliteara abietis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from northern and central Europe, through Russia to Japan.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other ...
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(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Calliteara angiana
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (Wa ...
''
(Joicey & Talbot, 1916)
**''
Calliteara apoblepta
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (Wa ...
''
(Collenette, 1955)
**''
Calliteara arizana
''Calliteara arizana'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alfred Ernest Wileman in 1910. It is found in Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and ...
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(Wileman, 1911)
**''
Calliteara axutha
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (Wa ...
''
(Collenette, 1934)
**''
Calliteara baibarana
''Calliteara baibarana'' is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1927. It is found in Taiwan.
References
Moths described in 1927
Lymantriinae
Moths of Taiwan
Taxa named by Shōnen Matsumura ...
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(Matsumura, 1927)
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Calliteara brunnea
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (W ...
''
(Bethune-Baker, 1904)
**''
Calliteara cerebosa
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (Wa ...
''
(Swinhoe, 1903)
**''
Calliteara cinctata''
(Moore, 1879)
**''
Calliteara complicata''
(Walker, 1865)
**''
Calliteara conjuncta
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (W ...
''
(Wileman, 1911)
**''
Calliteara contexta
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (W ...
''
Kishida, 1998
**''
Calliteara enneaphora
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (W ...
''
(Collenette, 1955)
**''
Calliteara farenoides
''Calliteara farenoides'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae
The Erebidae are a 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-k ...
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(Lucas, 1892)
**''
Calliteara flavobrunnea''
Robinson, 1969)
**''
Calliteara fortunata
''Calliteara fortunata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1891. ''
(Rogenhofer, 1891)
**''
Calliteara hesychima
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (Wa ...
''
Collenette, 1955)
**''
Calliteara himalayana
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (Wal ...
''
Kishida, 1994
**''
Calliteara kaszabi''
(Daniel, 1969)
**''
Calliteara katanga
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (W ...
''
(Collenette, 1938)
**''
Calliteara kenricki
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (Wa ...
''
(Bethune-Baker, 1904)
**''
Calliteara kikuchii
''Calliteara kikuchii'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1927. It is found in Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and So ...
''
(Matsumura, 1927)
**''
Calliteara lunulata
''Calliteara lunulata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Russian Far East, Japan, China and Taiwan.
The wingspan is 51–55 mm for males and 65–70 mm for females. Adults are on wing from May to June and from ...
''
(Butler, 1887)
**''
Calliteara melli
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (W ...
''
(Collenette, 1934)
**''
Calliteara multilineata''
(Swinhoe, 1917)
**''
Calliteara polioleuca''
(Collenette, 1955)
**''
Calliteara postfusca
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (W ...
''
(Swinhoe, 1895)
**''
Calliteara pseudabietis
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (W ...
''
Butler, 1885
**''
Calliteara pura
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (Wa ...
''
(Lucas, 1892)
**''
Calliteara saitonis
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (W ...
''
(Matsumura, 1927)
**''
Calliteara solitaria
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (Wa ...
''
(Staudinger, 1887)
**''
Calliteara subnigra
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (W ...
''
(Bethune-Baker, 1904)
**''
Calliteara subnigropunctata''
(Bethune-Baker, 1904)
**''
Calliteara taiwana
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (W ...
''
(Wileman, 1910)
**''
Calliteara virginea''
(Oberthür, 1879)
**''
Calliteara wandammena
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (Walk ...
''
(Bethune-Baker, 1916)
**''
Calliteara wolongensis
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.
Species
*The ''pudibunda'' species group
**''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881)
**''Calliteara cerigoides'' (Wa ...
''
(Chao, 1986)
References
External links
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Lymantriinae
Moth genera
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