Epitoxis erythroderma

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Epitoxis erythroderma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Epitoxis
Species:E. erythroderma
Binomial name
Epitoxis erythroderma
Aurivillius, 1925

Epitoxis erythroderma is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1925 and is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Arctiinae (moth) subfamily of insects (in the wide sense, the former family Arctiidae)

The Arctiinae are a large and diverse subfamily of moths, with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This group includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths, which usually have bright colours, footmen, which are usually much drabber, lichen moths, and wasp moths. Many species have "hairy" caterpillars that are popularly known as woolly bears or woolly worms. The scientific name of this subfamily refers to this hairiness. Some species within the Arctiinae have the word “tussock” in their common name due to people misidentifying them as members of the Lymantriinae based on the characteristics of the larvae.

Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius Swedish entomologist

Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius was a Swedish entomologist.

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References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Epitoxis erythroderma Aurivillius, 1925". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.


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