The pasture day moth, Apina callisto, is a species in the moth family Noctuidae which is active during the day, as its common name implies, making it unlike most other noctuid species. It is found in most southern areas of Australia, ranging from lower Queensland to Tasmania. The species was first described by George French Angas in 1847. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Apina, erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Orgyia is a genus of tussock moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Ochsenheimer in 1810. The species are cosmopolitan, except for the Neotropical realm.
Argema mimosae, the African moon moth, is a giant silk moth of the family Saturniidae. Similar in appearance to the giant Madagascan moon moth, but smaller, this moth can be found widely in Eastern Africa and more locally in Southern Africa, including near the east coast of South Africa. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847. An adult can measure 10 to 12 centimetres across its wingspan and 12 to 14 centimetres from head to the tip of its elongated tail-like second pair of wings. Its forward wings have a distinctive grey-coloured "furry" leading edge, giving a very rough surface, presumably for aerodynamic reasons. Apart from the eye-like markings on its wings, the colouring and shape of the wings give the appearance of a piece of foliage, especially the tail-like structures of the rearmost wings which resemble a dried out leaf stem - presumably for camouflage in its natural environment.
Argina is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. They are distributed throughout Africa, Mauritius, China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Andaman Islands, New Guinea and Australia.
Orthonama obstipata, the gem, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is common in continental Europe and adjacent lands, though in the northeast, its range does not significantly extend beyond the Baltic region and it is absent from northern Russia. This well-flying species is somewhat prone to vagrancy and able to cross considerable distances of open sea; it can thus be regularly found on the British Isles and even on Iceland.
Lamprosiella is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by R. J. Collins in 1962. Its only species, Lamprosiella eborella, was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847. It is found in South Africa and Tanzania.
Cocytia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Cocytia durvillii, is an uncommon day-flying moth found in lowland areas of the Moluccas, Aru, and New Guinea. The species has clear wings bordered with black, with an orange patch at the base of each forewing and long antennae, thicker at the outer end. Both the genus and species were first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1828.
Conicophoria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Conicophoria formosana, is found in Taiwan. Both the genus and species were first described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1929.
Eogena is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Its only species, Eogena contaminei, was first described by Eduard Friedrich Eversmann in 1847. It is found in southern Russia, Turkey, Transcaucasia and Central Asia.
Haemerosia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1840.
Hamodes is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Hecatesia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1829.
Hespagarista is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Polydesma is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833.
Thiona is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Thiona phalaena, is found in Brazil. Both the genus and species were first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Heliophisma klugii is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in Africa, including West Africa, Madagascar, Sierra Leone and South Africa.
Lepista pandula is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.
Phyllalia is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae.
Phyllalia thunbergii is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Pseudaphelia apollinaris is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847.
