Araeomolis transversa

Araeomolis transversa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Araeomolis
Species:	A. transversa
Binomial name
	Araeomolis transversa; Toulgoët, 1993 [1]

Last updated September 17, 2019

Araeomolis transversa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in French Guiana.^[2]

Moths are a polyphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings (Catocala); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth ; piercing moths ; micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae. Some of the erebid moths are called owlets.

French Guiana is an overseas department and region of France, on the north Atlantic coast of South America in the Guyanas. It borders Brazil to the east and south and Suriname to the west. French Guiana is the only territory of the mainland Americas to have chosen full integration in a European country.

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References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Araeomolis transversa Toulgoët, 1993". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
↑ Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Araeomolis transversa Toulgoët, 1993". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Araeomolis transversa Toulgoët, 1993". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 30, 2017.

[2] Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Araeomolis transversa Toulgoët, 1993". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 16, 2019.