Exilisia bipuncta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Exilisia |
Species: | E. bipuncta |
Binomial name | |
Exilisia bipuncta (Hampson, 1900) | |
Synonyms | |
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Exilisia bipuncta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. [1] It is found on Madagascar. [2]
Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet was an English entomologist.
Hypagoptera is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains the single species Hypagoptera rufeola, which is found in South Africa.
Neasura is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was first described by George Hampson in 1900.
Thyromolis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1901. Its only species, Thyromolis pythia, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1900. It is found in French Guiana, Guyana, Bolivia and the Brazilian state of Amazonas.
Araeopteron is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1893.
Goniophila is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1926.
Acrapex metaphaea is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in Africa, including Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Acylita sanguifusa is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1908. It is found in Brazil. Its wingspan is about 26 mm.
Acylita monosticta is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1908. It is found in Brazil. Its wingspan is about 24 mm.
The Erebinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae erected by William Elford Leach in 1815. Erebine moths are found on all continents except Antarctica, but reach their greatest diversity in the tropics. While the exact number of species belonging to the Erebinae is not known, the subfamily is estimated to include around 10,000 species. Some well-known Erebinae include underwing moths (Catocala) and witch moths (Thermesiini). Many of the species in the subfamily have medium to large wingspans, up to nearly 30 cm in the white witch moth, which has the widest wingspan of all Lepidoptera. Erebine caterpillars feed on a broad range of plants; many species feed on grasses and legumes, and a few are pests of castor bean, sugarcane, rice, as well as pistachios and blackberries.
Amerila leucoptera is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
Amerila luteibarba is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda.
Cyana saalmuelleri is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is found on Madagascar.
Cyana grandis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Paul Mabille in 1879. It is found on Madagascar.
Ceryx nacliodes is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1914. It is found in Zimbabwe.
Dipaenae ferruginosa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in the Amazon region.
Eucereon reniferum is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in the Amazon region.
Mazaeras soteria is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1900. It is found in Argentina.
Neasura hypophaeola is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found on the Sangihe Islands.
Spilarctia metaxantha is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Myanmar.