Ochlodes is a Holarctic genus in the skipper butterfly family, Hesperiidae. The genus is placed in the tribe Hesperiini.
Ochlodes venatus is a skipper butterfly species in the family Hesperiidae. The name was long used for the large skipper of Europe, but it actually refers to its Far Eastern sister species and the large skipper is now called O. sylvanus. There is some dispute however about whether the large skipper should not better placed in O. venatus as a subspecies sylvanus or faunus. An ICZN Opinion in 1944 noted that the genus name Ochlodes is masculine, so the correct epithet for this species is venatus. However, many sources continue to list it as Ochlodes venata.
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella.
Curetis, the sunbeams, is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae) from Southeast Asia. They are presently the only genus in the subfamily Curetinae.
Cacosoma is a genus of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains only one species, Cacosoma gnatula, which is found in South Africa.
Dasyarctia is a monotypic genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus includes only one species, Dasyarctia grisea, which is found in South Africa and Tanzania.
Laelapia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its single species, Laelapia notata, is found in Madagascar. Both the genus and species were first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879.
Saenura is a genus of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains only one species, Saenura flava, which can be found in southern Africa.
Callopistria is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1821.
Casuariclystis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Casuariclystis latifascia, which is widespread. The range includes Borneo, the Andamans, Fiji, Rotuma Island, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Hong Kong, the Ogasawara Islands, Kenya, Mauritius, Aldabra, and the Seychelles. The habitat consists of coastal areas, dry heath forests, limestone forests, oceanic islands, and dry secondary forests.
Eois is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus contains about 250 validly described species, most from the Neotropical region. Many species are still undescribed and the total number of species is estimated to be over a 1,000 in the Neotropical region alone. The genus was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Axiarcha is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Axiarcha discosema, which is found in South Africa.
Melanozestis is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Melanozestis heterodesma, which is found in South Africa.
Parathystas is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Parathystas porphyrantha, which is found in South Africa.
Pauroptila is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Pauroptila galenitis, which is found in South Africa.
Pycnagorastis is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Pycnagorastis tanyopa, which is found in South Africa.
Leesi is a monotypic moth genus in the family Pterophoridae described by Christian Gibeaux in 1996. Its only species, Leesi masoala, described by the same author in the same year, is known from Madagascar.
Urodeta is a genus of moths of the family Elachistidae. The genus was originally assigned to the family Momphidae.
Dubatolovia is a monotypic genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus includes only one species, Dubatolovia atrivena, which is found in western Africa, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Zaire, Rwanda, Uganda and Angola.
Anaphe venata is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It lives in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Tanzania and Togo.
