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Correbidia elegans (H. Druce, 1884) | |
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Correbidia elegans is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1884. It is found in Mexico and Panama. [1]
The forewings are light yellow, darker on the inner margin and with the apical spot glossy black. The hindwings are dusky hyaline, tinted with yellow near the base. [2]
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.
Argyroeides is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876.
Balacra is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Correbia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.
Correbidia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1898.
Cosmosoma is a genus of tiger moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Cyanopepla is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1861.
Eucereon is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Euchaetes is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It was described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841.
Hypocrita is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1807.
Isanthrene is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Melese is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Pseudocharis is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. It was erected by Herbert Druce in 1884.
Saurita is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.
Callhistia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Correbidia striata is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1884. It is found in Panama.
Eurata elegans is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1906. It is found in Paraguay.
Pheia elegans is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1884. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica and Venezuela.
Catapaecilma major, the common tinsel, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1895. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.