Amerila kuehni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Amerila |
Species: | A. kuehni |
Binomial name | |
Amerila kuehni (Rothschild, 1910) | |
Synonyms | |
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Amerila kuehni is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found on Damar Island in Indonesia. [1]
Aethalida is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae that occur in the Sundaland and Philippines.
Amerila is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. A number of species in this genus have a special defence mechanism when they are in their adult stage. When disturbed, they exude a frothy yellow fluid from glands beside the eyes, while making a sizzling noise to ward off their attacker. Similar behaviour has been observed in fertilised females of the North-American moth Utetheisa ornatrix.
Cyana is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species are well distributed in Africa, Madagascar, China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Eyralpenus is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. The moths in the genus are found in the Afrotropics.
Lemyra is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus contains many species from East and South Asia, Sundaland and Australia. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Lophocampa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841. It contains around 75 species.
Spilarctia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.
Spilosoma is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae originally described by John Curtis in 1825. A very heterogeneous group, it is in need of review by the scientific community, as certain species probably need reclassification into their own genera.
Teracotona is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from the Afrotropics. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.
Virbia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Hollowaya is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae and is strictly endemic for New Caledonia.
Monstruncusarctia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from the Afrotropics.
Amerila astreus is a moth of subfamily Arctiinae described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found from the Oriental region to New Guinea. The species is found in primary and secondary habitats ranging from lowlands to montane regions.
Amerila fumida is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1901. It is found in Indonesia.
Amerila lactea is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Myanmar and Nepal.
Arctia opulenta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1881. It is found from Alaska through northern British Columbia to Labrador. The habitat consists of arctic tundra and alpine and subalpine tundra.
Stenarctia abdominalis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Uganda.
Lemyra neglecta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in India, Nepal, Myanmar and China.
Lemyra nigrescens is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in India, Bhutan and possibly China.
Lemyra ypsilon is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Sundaland, Java, Borneo and Malaysia (Malacca). The habitat consists of lower montane forests and hill dipterocarp forests.
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