| Heliosia atriplaga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Heliosia |
| Species: | H. atriplaga |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliosia atriplaga Hampson, 1914 | |
Heliosia atriplaga is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1914. It is found on the Loyalty Islands in the south-west Pacific. [1]
Heliodinidae, commonly known as sun moths, is a family of small moths with slender bodies and narrow wings. Members of this family are found in most parts of the world. Heliodinid moths are brightly coloured day-flying moths. The base of the haustellum is bare. The scales on the head are compact and appear like a shield. Many Heliodinidae raise their hindlegs when resting but this is not a taxonomic feature and several genera like Epicroesa and Lamprolophus do not show this posture. Many Heliodinidae have the inner and outer spurs of the metatibia subequal. The larval host plants of the majority of species are in the Aizoaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Phytolaccaceae, Portulacaceae and Nyctaginaceae, all in the Order Caryophyllales. A few feed on Onagraceae, Araliaceae and Piperaceae. The pupae have long stiff hairs on their back sides.
Metachanda is the sole genus in tribe Metachandini of moth subfamily Oecophorinae. Metachandini was originally described as family Metachandidae by Edward Meyrick in 1911, and at the time also contained the genus Chanystis, which is currently unplaced to tribe within Oecophorinae. It has also previously been described as tribe Metachandini of subfamily Gelechiinae.
Agathiphaga is a genus of moths, known as kauri moths. It is the only living in the family Agathiphagidae. This caddisfly-like lineage of primitive moths was first reported by Lionel Jack Dumbleton in 1952, as a new genus of Micropterigidae.
Heliosia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1900.
Anereuthina is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Epitausa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1857.
Trachea is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816.
Celonoptera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Celonoptera mirificaria, is found in south-eastern Europe. Both the genus and species were first described by Julius Lederer in 1862.
Megalotica is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Zimmerman in 1958.
Heliosia alba is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1914. It is found in Taiwan.
Heliosia aurantia is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in New Guinea.
Heliosia charopa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Heliosia crocopera is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found on New Guinea.
Neoscaptia eurochrysa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1914. It is found on New Guinea.
Heliosia jucunda is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales.
Heliosia micra is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1903. It is found in Australia.
Heliosia monosticta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found on Borneo. The habitat consists of lowland forests, dry heath forests and coastal scrubs.
Heliosia punctinigra is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rudolf van Eecke in 1920. It is found on Java in Indonesia.
Heliosia rufa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1890. It is found in the Russian Far East (Primorye) and China.
Heliosia suffusus is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1913. It is found in New Guinea.