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''Lactura'' is a genus 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 approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
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, and Hyponomeutidae. Selected genera *''Anticrates'' *' ...
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Lactura aglaodora ''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 di ...
'' (Turner, 1942) *''
Lactura calliphylla ''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 div ...
'' (Turner, 1903) *'' Lactura caminaea'' (Meyrick, 1887) *''
Lactura cristata ''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 div ...
'' (Butler, 1886) *''
Lactura dives ''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 di ...
'' (Walker, 1854) *'' Lactura erythocera'' (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) *''
Lactura erythractis ''Lactura erythractis'' is a moth of the Lacturidae family. It is known from Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
'' (Meyrick, 1887) *''
Lactura haplochroa ''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 div ...
'' (Turner, 1932) *''
Lactura laetifera ''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 div ...
'' (Walker, 1865) *''
Lactura leucophthalma ''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 div ...
'' (Meyrick, 1907) *''
Lactura mactata ''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 div ...
'' (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) *''
Lactura panopsia ''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 dive ...
'' (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 dive ...
'' (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 dive ...
'' (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 dive ...
'' (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 dive ...
'' (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 (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), offi ...
'' (Meyrick, 1886) *''
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 (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Inde ...
'' Meyrick, 1923 *''
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 dive ...
'' (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 dive ...
'' (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 dive ...
'' (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 dive ...
'' (Turner, 1903)


References

* , 1995: Lacturidae, new family (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea). ''Tropical Lepidoptera Research'' 6 (2): 146-148. Full article

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