| Timolis' frother | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Amerila |
| Species: | A. timolis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amerila timolis (Rothschild, 1914) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amerila timolis, or Timolis' frother, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1914. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. [1]
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.
Scoliosia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by George Hampson in 1914. Its single species, Scoliosia brunnescens, was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Papua and Papua New Guinea.
Striosia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by George Hampson in 1914. Its single species, Striosia irrorata, was first described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in New Guinea, where it is known from Papua and Papua New Guinea.
Amerila crokeri, or Croker's frother, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by William Sharp Macleay in 1826. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland and on New Guinea and New Britain.
Amerila rubripes, Walker's frother, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Queensland.
Amerila alberti is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in the Australian state of Queensland.
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 curta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917. It is found on the Umboi Islands of Papua New Guinea.
Amerila erythropus is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917. It is found on the Umboi Islands of Papua New Guinea.
Amerila rufitarsis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917. It is found in Papua New Guinea and New Britain.
Chrysoscota albomaculata is a moth of the family Erebidae.
Cyme basitesselata is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae.
Teulisna bipunctata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found on the Moluccas and in Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.
Lambulodes brunneomarginata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1912. It is found in New Guinea, where it has been recorded from Waigeo and on mainland New Guinea. The habitat consists of mountainous areas.
Lambulodes sericea is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Papua New Guinea and it is also found on Mount Goliath in Papua.
Monosyntaxis persimilis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1912. It is found in New Guinea, where it is distributed in mountainous areas in the central part of the island, up to the Wandammen Mountains in the west. It is also found in Papua New Guinea.
Scoliacma albogrisea is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Papua New Guinea.
Scoliacma fuscofascia is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1913. It is found in Papua New Guinea, where it is restricted to the Central Mountain Range.
Scoliacma ligneofusca is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Papua New Guinea. The habitat consists of coastal lowland areas.
Teratopora unifascia is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1912. It is found in New Guinea, where it has been recorded from Papua New Guinea and Papua. The habitat consists of lowland areas.
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