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.
Grammarctia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Noctuidae erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1900. Its single species, Grammarctia bilinea, was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Stenarctia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1899.
Acantharctia vittata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1899 and is found in Botswana and South Africa.
Acantharctia nivea is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1900. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Senegal.
Amerila niveivitrea is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Max Bartel in 1903. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda.
Amerila vidua is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Tanzania.
Balacra nigripennis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1904 and is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.
Balacra preussi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1904 and is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania.
Balacra pulchra is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1892 and is found in Angola, Cameroon, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia.
Metarctia flavicincta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1900 and is found in Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
