''Gonometa'' 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
Lasiocampidae
The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It i ...
. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1855.
"''Gonometa'' Walker, 1855"
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Species
*'' Gonometa attenuata'' (Kenrick, 1914)
*'' Gonometa badia'' (Aurivillius, 1927)
*'' Gonometa bicolor'' (Dewitz, 1881)
*'' Gonometa cassndra'' Druce, 1887
*'' Gonometa christyi'' (Sharpe, 1902)
*'' Gonometa effusa''
*'' Gonometa fulvida'' (Distant, 1897)
*'''' (Hampson, 1910)
*'''' (Aurivillius, 1915)
*''Gonometa marginata
''Gonometa postica'' (Walker, 1855), known commonly as the African wild silk moth, burn worm, and brandwurm,Bause, TBeautiful silk scarves from a nasty pest.''The Namibian'' June 24, 2005. is a large species of African moth belonging to the fam ...
''
*'''' (Berio, 1940)
*''Gonometa nysa
''Gonometa'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855."''Gonomet ...
'' (Druce, 1887)
*'''' (Aurivillius, 1925)
*''Gonometa postica
''Gonometa postica'' (Walker, 1855), known commonly as the African wild silk moth, burn worm, and brandwurm,Bause, TBeautiful silk scarves from a nasty pest.''The Namibian'' June 24, 2005. is a large species of African moth belonging to the fam ...
'' (Walker, 1855)
*'''' (Aurivillius, 1905)
*'''' (Aurivillius, 1909)
*''Gonometa rufobrunnea
''Gonometa'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1855. '' (Aurivillius, 1922)
*'''' (Aurivillius, 1892)
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*'''' (Holland, 1893)
References
Lasiocampidae
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