Amerila rhodopa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Amerila |
Species: | A. rhodopa |
Binomial name | |
Amerila rhodopa Walker, 1865 | |
Synonyms | |
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Amerila rhodopa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in India (Sikkim, Nagaland and the southern states). [1]
The Arctiini are a tribe of tiger moths in the family Erebidae.
The Callimorphina are a subtribe of woolly bear moths in the family Erebidae. The subtribe was described by Francis Walker in 1865. Many of these moths are easily confused with butterflies, being quite brightly colored and somewhat diurnal. Their antennae are not thickened into "clubs", which is a typical characteristic of butterflies.
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.
Barsine is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Bucaea is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The moths in the genus are found in Hindustan.
Epilacydes is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. The moths 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.
Leucaloa is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The moths in the genus are found in the Afrotropics.
Alphaea is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855. They are found on India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Java only.
Satara is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from Sulawesi and South India. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865.
Spilarctia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.
Teracotona is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from the Afrotropics. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.
Aethalida owadai is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov and Yasunori Kishida in 2005. It is found on Selayar Island and Flores in Indonesia.
Lemyra heringi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Franz Daniel in 1943. It is found in Yunnan, China.
Lemyra nigrifrons is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in India, Myanmar and Thailand.
Lemyra rhodophila is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in China (Tibet), Pakistan, India, Myanmar and Nepal.
Lemyra rubidorsa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1865. It is found in Pakistan (Kashmir), India and China.
Lemyra spilosomata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in southern India.
Lemyra stigmata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1865. It is found in China, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.