| Melanothrix | |
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| Melanothrix nymphaliaria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Subfamily: | Eupterotinae |
| Genus: | Melanothrix Felder, 1874 |
Melanothrix is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae. [1]
Amata is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807.
Amerila is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. A number of species in this genus have a special defence mechanism when they are in their adult stage. When disturbed, they exude a frothy yellow fluid from glands beside the eyes, while making a sizzling noise to ward off their attacker. Similar behaviour has been observed in fertilised females of the North-American moth Utetheisa ornatrix.
Balacra is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Paranerita is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1901.
Teracotona is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from the Afrotropics. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.
Hypotia is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847.
Eupterote is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
Melanothrix latevittata is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Karl Grünberg in 1914. It is found on Borneo. The habitat consists of upper montane forests.
Melanothrix semperi is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in the Philippines (Mindanao).
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