Limacodinae

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Limacodinae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Subfamily: Limacodinae
Genera

These are the genera documented by africanmoths.com.

See more genera at first reference.

Limacodinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Limacodidae. [1]

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<i>Parasa</i> Genus of moths

Parasa is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860.

<i>Parasa lepida</i> Species of moth

Parasa lepida, the nettle caterpillar or blue-striped nettle grub, is a moth of the family Limacodidae that was described by Pieter Cramer in 1799. It is a native minor pest found in the Indo-Malayan region, including India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. It is an introduced pest to urban trees in western Japan.

<i>Parasa indetermina</i> Species of moth

Parasa indetermina, the stinging rose moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in the United States from New York to Florida, west to Missouri, Texas, and Oklahoma.

<i>Doratifera oxleyi</i> Species of moth

Doratifera oxleyi, the painted cup moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. The species was first described by Newman in 1855. An Australian moth, it is found in New South Wales and Victoria, as well as South Australia and Tasmania.

Anaxidia lactea is a moth of the family Limacodidae found in Australia, including Western Australia.

<i>Monema flavescens</i> Species of moth

Monema flavescens is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Japan, Korea, the Russian Far East, China, Taiwan, Philippines and Hyderabadindia.

Euphlyctinides is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae.

<i>Pseudidonauton</i> Genus of moths

Pseudidonauton is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae.

Pseudidonauton bhaga is a species of moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found on Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.

Pseudidonauton nigribasis is a species of moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in India.

Monema is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae.

References

  1. "Limacodidae African Moths". africanmoths.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.