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 subfamily 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 Arctiinae refers to this hairiness. Some species within the Arctiinae have the word "tussock"' in their common names because they have been misidentified as members of the Lymantriinae subfamily based on the characteristics of the larvae.
Nyctemera is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. The genus includes the species Nyctemera annulata and Nyctemera amica, which are closely related and are able to interbreed.
Palaeosia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1900. Its only species, Palaeosia bicosta, the two-ribbed arctiid or two-ribbed footman, was first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in south-eastern Australia.
Argina astrea, the crotalaria podborer, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in eastern Africa, southern Asia of India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indo-Australia, including the Pacific Islands and Australia.
Creatonotos transiens is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first scientifically described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Aloa cardinalis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.
Euchromia polymena is a species of day flying moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. These moths are vibrantly coloured and look like wasps so known as Wasp moth or Painted handmaiden moth. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in India and south-eastern Asia, as well as on Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines. It is also present in the northern part of Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
Eupseudosoma involutum, the snowy eupseudosoma, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Sepp in 1855. It is found from the southern United States (Florida) to Argentina, as well as on the Antilles.
Eutane terminalis, the banded lichen moth, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is known from the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales.
Halone sinuata, the rock lichen moth, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1860. It is found in Australia.
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.
Hemonia rotundata is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Snellen in 1879. It is found on Java, Bali, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines and Sulawesi. The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests.
Lambula pristina is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Australia.
Lemyra philippinica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Thomas in 1990. It is found on the Philippines. It is found in primary and secondary habitats, ranging from the lowlands up to altitudes of about 2,000 meters.
Lemyra barliga is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Thomas in 1990. It is found on Luzon in the Philippines. The habitat consists of primary mountain forests at altitudes ranging from 1,550 to 1,900 meters.
Philenora aspectalella is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and the southern part of Western Australia.
Tigrioides nitens is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, the Northern Territory and Queensland.
Utetheisa disrupta is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1887. It is found in the Philippines (Negros), on the Caroline Islands, Sumatra, the Natuna Islands, Sulawesi, the Moluccas, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and in Micronesia (Angal).
Utetheisa flavothoracica is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Rob de Vos in 2007. It is found in the Philippines.
Utetheisa selecta is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in the Philippines.
