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The Dalceridae are a small family of zygaenoid moths with some 80 known species encompassing about one dozen genera mostly found in the Neotropical region with a few reaching the far south of the Nearctic region.
The Limacodidae or Eucleidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea; the placement is in dispute. They are often called slug moths because their caterpillars bear a distinct resemblance to slugs. They are also called cup moths because of the shape of their cocoons.
Parasa is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860.
Monema flavescens is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Japan, Korea, the Russian Far East, China, Taiwan, Philippines and Hyderabad (India).
Pseudaltha is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae.
Austrapoda is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae.
Euphlyctinides is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae.
Pseudidonauton is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae.
Pseudidonauton bhaga is a species of moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found on Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
Pseudidonauton nigribasis is a species of moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in India.
Monema is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae.
Monema flavescens rubriceps is a subspecies of moth in the family Limacodidae. It is found in Taiwan.
Monema tanaognatha is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in China.
Demonarosa is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae from Asia.
Mahanta is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae.
Altha is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae first described by Walker in 1862.
Compsopsectra is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae.
Adoneta is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae. The genus was erected by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. There are at least four described species in Adoneta.
Doratifera is a genus of cup-moth caterpillars in the family Limacodidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan in 1841. There are about 13 described species in Doratifera, found primarily in Australia. They are called cup-moths because of the shape of their cocoons. In the species Doratifera vulnerans, the venon has a complex structure having 151 different protein-based toxins produced from 59 distinct protein families. The venom can be used in pesticides and drugs.
References
- Epstein, M.E., 1996: A new species and generic placement for the misidentified type species of Epiclea Dyar, 1905 (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington98 (4): 812-817.
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