| Cephalospargeta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinae |
| Genus: | Cephalospargeta Möschler, 1890 |
| Species: | C. elongata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalospargeta elongata Möschler, 1890 | |
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The Lymantriinae are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893.
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Urania sloanus, or Sloane's urania, was a species of moth of the family Uraniidae endemic to Jamaica. It was last reported in 1894 or 1895, but possibly survived until at least 1908. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.
Burtia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1866.
Cincia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Cincia conspersa, is found on Jamaica. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1854.
Berocynta is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Berocynta simplex, is found in Jamaica. Both the genus and the species were first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1886.
Casandria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Casandria emittens, is found in Jamaica. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1857.
Glympis is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1859.
Goniapteryx is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Maximilian Perty in 1833.
Mouralia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, consisting of only one species Mouralia tinctoides. It is found from Florida to South-east Texas, Georgia, Southern California, the Antilles, from Mexico through Brazil to Northern Argentina and in Peru.
Nicetas is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Herbert Druce in 1891.
Palpidia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1898.
Phrudocentra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus was described by Warren in 1895.
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Exelastis pumilio is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It has worldwide tropical distribution, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Japan, Micronesia, South Africa the Virgin Islands as well as Queensland and New Guinea.
Ethmia scythropa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is widespread in the Neotropics, from eastern Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to Costa Rica, as well as on Cuba and Jamaica.
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