Myopsyche langi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Myopsyche |
Species: | M. langi |
Binomial name | |
Myopsyche langi Holland, 1920 | |
Myopsyche langi is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Holland in 1920. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [1]
Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
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.
Rev William Jacob Holland FRSE LLD was the eighth Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh (1891–1901) and Director of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. He was an accomplished zoologist and paleontologist, as well as an ordained Presbyterian minister.
Myopsyche is a genus of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae.
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Myopsyche cytogaster is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1893. It is found in Gabon.
Myopsyche elachista is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1893. It is found in the Republic of the Congo and Gabon.
Myopsyche fulvibasalis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Cameroon.
Myopsyche miserabilis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1893. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and Gabon.
Myopsyche notoplagia is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in Ghana and Sierra Leone.
Myopsyche ochsenheimeri is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1829. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and Nigeria.
Myopsyche puncticincta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1893. It is found in the Republic of the Congo and Gabon.
Myopsyche xanthopleura is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1898. It is found in Cameroon.
Myopsyche xanthosoma is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1907. It is found in Uganda.
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