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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.
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 Ditrysia are a natural group or clade of insects in the lepidopteran order containing both butterflies and moths. They are so named because the female has two distinct sexual openings: one for mating, and the other for laying eggs.
Amphiesmenoptera is an insect superorder, established by S. G. Kiriakoff, but often credited to Willi Hennig in his revision of insect taxonomy for two sister orders: Lepidoptera and Trichoptera (caddisflies). In 2017, a third fossil order was added to the group, the Tarachoptera.
Metalobosia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1900.
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) is a searchable database maintained by the Department of Entomology at the Natural History Museum, London.
Metalobosia atriloba is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul "Handsome" Dognin in 1912. It is found in Colombia.
Metalobosia chalcoela is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1912. It is found in Colombia.
Metalobosia cuprea is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Schaus in 1896. It is found in São Paulo, Brazil.
Metalobosia cupreata is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Reich in 1933. It is found in Brazil.
Metalobosia diaxantha is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1914. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.
Metalobosia ducalis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Schaus in 1911. It is found in Costa Rica.
Metalobosia elis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1885. It is found in Guatemala and the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Paraná.
Metalobosia holophaea is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1912. It is found in Colombia.
Metalobosia invarda is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in French Guiana.
Metalobosia postflavida is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1918. It is found in Panama.
Metalobosia postrubida is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1913. It is found in Colombia.
Metalobosia similis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1918. It is found in Colombia.
Metalobosia varda is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Schaus in 1896. It is found in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Paraná.
Eulepidoptera is a division of lepidopterans in the infraorder Heteroneura.
References
- ↑ Metalobosia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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