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| llustration of: Histioea cepheus (as syn. Glaucopis cepheus) | |
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Histioea cepheus is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Trinidad, Suriname and Venezuela. [1]
Lepidoptera is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 per cent of the total described species of living organisms. It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world. The Lepidoptera show many variations of the basic body structure that have evolved to gain advantages in lifestyle and distribution. Recent estimates suggest the order may have more species than earlier thought, and is among the four most speciose orders, along with the Hymenoptera, Diptera, and Coleoptera.
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. 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.
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.
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera. The latest review by Eugene G. Munroe and Maria Alma Solis, in Kristensen (1999) retains the Crambidae as a full family of Pyraloidea.
Histoea is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings (Catocala); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth ; piercing moths ; micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae. Some of the erebid moths are called owlets.
Histioea bellatrix is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
Histioea excreta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1915. It is found in Peru.
Histioea falerina is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1907. It is found in Peru.
Histioea glaucozona is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1898. It is found in the Amazon region.
Histioea hoffmannsi is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1911. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).
Histioea meldolae is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876. It is found in Panama, Venezuela and Trinidad.
Histioea paraensis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Joaquim Pereira Machado Jr. and Alfredo Rei do Régo Barros in 1971. It is found in Brazil.
Histioea paulina is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in São Paulo, Brazil.
Histioea peruana is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Max Gaede in 1926. It is found in Peru.
Histioea peruviana is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1915. It is found in Peru.
Histioea proserpina is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1827. It is found in the Amazon region.
Histioea tina is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in southern Brazil.
The large moth subfamily Arctiinae, the tiger moths, contains the following genera that have not yet been classified into one of the three tribes in the subfamily. This is a list of 167 extant genera, representing around 732 extant species, out of more than 9,000 in the whole of Arctiinae.
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