Limacodinae | |
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Parapluda invitabilis | |
Scientific classification | |
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]
The Zygaenoidea comprise the superfamily of moths that includes burnet moths, forester moths, and relatives.
Cossoidea is the superfamily of moths that includes carpenter moths and relatives. Like their likely sister group Sesioidea they are internal feeders and have spiny pupae with moveable segments to allow them to extrude out of their exit holes in stems and trunks during emergence of the adult.
The Dalceridae are a small family of zygaenoid moths with some 80 known species encompassing about one dozen genera mostly found in the Neotropical region with a few reaching the far south of the Nearctic region.
The Limacodidae or Eucleidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea; the placement is in dispute. They are often called slug moths because their caterpillars bear a distinct resemblance to slugs. They are also called cup moths because of the shape of their cocoons.
Parasa is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.