| Alucita ferruginea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Alucitidae |
| Genus: | Alucita |
| Species: | A. ferruginea |
| Binomial name | |
| Alucita ferruginea Walsingham, 1881 [1] | |
Alucita ferruginea is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita is the largest genus of many-plumed moths ; it is also the type genus of its family and the disputed superfamily Alucitoidea. This genus occurs almost worldwide and contains about 180 species as of 2011; new species are still being described and discovered regularly. Formerly, many similar moths of superfamilies Alucitoidea, Copromorphoidea and Pterophoroidea were also placed in Alucita.
Alucita atomoclasta is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from São Tomé and Príncipe off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa.
Alucita balioxantha is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from the Republic of Congo.
Alucita chloracta is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Benin.
Alucita crococyma is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita capensis is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita coffeina is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Gabon.
Alucita dohertyi is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Alucita entoprocta is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Tanzania.
Alucita hemicyclus is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Tanzania.
Alucita habrophila is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita homotrocha is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Zimbabwe.
Alucita imbrifera is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from the Republic of Congo.
Alucita myriodesma is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Mozambique.
Alucita phanerarcha is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita sertifera is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from the Republic of Congo.
Alucita spicifera is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita plumigera is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Equatorial Guinea.
Alucita megaphimus is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Cameroon.
Alucita nannodactyla is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Socotra, Yemen.
