| Cacostatia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Cacostatia Hampson, 1898 [1] |
Cacostatia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae.
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.
Ceryx is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It was described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1863.
Chrostosoma is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Correbia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.
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.
Epimolis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913.
Eressa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Gymnelia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Heliura is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876.
Lambula is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1866.
Loxophlebia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876.
Macaduma is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae.
Monosyntaxis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Swinhoe in 1901.
Scoliacma is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick in 1886.
Manoba is a genus of moths in the family Nolidae. The genus was first described by Francis Walker in 1863.
Virbia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Nacoleia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Francis Walker in 1859.
Dyspessa is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
Cacostatia buckwaldi is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Brazil and Ecuador.
Deserticossus is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
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