''Heliactinidia'' 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 subfamily

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 D ...

. The genus was erected by

George Hampson Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet (14 January 1860 – 15 October 1936) was an English entomologist. Hampson studied at Charterhouse School and Exeter College, Oxford. He travelled to India to become a tea-planter in the Nilgiri Hills ...

in 1901.

Selected species

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Heliactinidia austriaca ''Heliactinidia'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1901. Selected species *'' Heliactinidia austriaca'' Seitz, 1919 Ecuador *'' Heliactinidia caerulescens'' Hampson, 1901 Colombia *'' Hel ...

'' Seitz, 1919 Ecuador *''

Heliactinidia caerulescens ''Heliactinidia caerulescens'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with I ...

'' Hampson, 1901 Colombia *''

Heliactinidia chiguinda ''Heliactinidia chiguinda'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1885. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bord ...

'' (Druce, 1885) Colombia, Ecuador, Peru *''

Heliactinidia dispar ''Heliactinidia dispar'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Warren in 1907. It is found in Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an are ...

'' (Warren, 1907) Argentina *''

Heliactinidia flavivena ''Heliactinidia flavivena'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1909. It is found in Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular ...

'' Dognin, 1909 Colombia *''

Heliactinidia hodeva ''Heliactinidia'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1901. Selected species *''Heliactinidia austriaca'' Seitz, 1919 Ecuador *''Heliactinidia caerulescens'' Hampson, 1901 Colombia *''Heliac ...

'' (Druce, 1906) Peru *''

Heliactinidia nigrilinea ''Heliactinidia nigrilinea'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the wo ...

'' (Walker, 1856) Espírito Santo in Brazil *''

Heliactinidia sitia ''Heliactinidia sitia'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Schaus in 1910. It is found in Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to ...

'' Schaus, 1910 Costa Rica *''

Heliactinidia tornensis ''Heliactinidia tornensis'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Prout in 1918. It is found in Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular reg ...

'' Prout, 1918 Colombia *''

Heliactinidia vespertilio ''Heliactinidia'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1901. Selected species *''Heliactinidia austriaca'' Seitz, 1919 Ecuador *''Heliactinidia caerulescens'' Hampson, 1901 ...

'' (Dognin, 1911) Colombia

References

* Arctiinae {{Arctiinae-stub