Erizada | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Nolidae |
Subfamily: | Chloephorinae |
Genus: | Erizada Walker, 1865 |
Synonyms | |
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The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.
Chloephorinae is a subfamily of the moth family Nolidae. It includes, among others, many of the moths known as silver-lines. They are rather similar to some owlet moths (Noctuidae) in appearance and often colored a vivid green, but may also be brown, grey, or white.
The Thyrididae comprise the family of picture-winged leaf moths. They are the only family in the superfamily Thyridoidea, which sometimes has been included in the Pyraloidea, but this isn't supported by cladistic analysis.
Eudesmia is a genus of lichen moths in the monotypic subtribe Eudesmiina of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Hyalurga is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Lemyra is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus contains many species from East and South Asia, Sundaland and Australia. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Spilosoma is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae originally described by John Curtis in 1825. A very heterogeneous group, it is in need of review by the scientific community, as certain species probably need reclassification into their own genera.
Termessa is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae The genus was described by Newman in 1856.
Achaea is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1923.
Anomis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Ichneutica is a genus of cutworm or dart moths in the family Noctuidae. The genus is found in New Zealand and surrounding islands. There are more than 80 described species in Ichneutica, the largest known genus of Lepidoptera in New Zealand. In 2019 this genus was revised and greatly expanded with the genera Graphania Hampson, 1905, Tmetolophota Hampson, 1905 and Dipaustica Meyrick, 1912 all subsumed within it.
Dactyloplusia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Chou Io and Lu Chinsheng in 1979. Its single species, Dactyloplusia impulsa, was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, southern China, Sundaland, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Fiji and Australia.
Spodoptera is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Many are known as pest insects. The larvae are sometimes called armyworms. The roughly thirty species are distributed across six continents.
Declana is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae that is endemic to New Zealand. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858.
Euteliidae is a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882.
Salagena is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae described by Francis Walker in 1865.
Eupterote is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820.