Nanna (moth)

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Nanna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus:Nanna
Birket-Smith, 1965 [1]

Nanna is a genus of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae.

Arctiinae (moth) subfamily of insects (in the wide sense, the former family Arctiidae)

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.

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Species

Nanna ceratopygia is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Sven Jorgen R. Birket-Smith in 1965. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria.

Nanna collinsii is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Kühne in 2007. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya.

Nanna colonoides is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Kiriakoff in 1963. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Nanna diplisticta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1911. It is found in Angola, Cameroon and Nigeria.

Nanna magna is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Sven Jorgen R. Birket-Smith in 1965. It is found in Cameroon.

Nanna melanosticta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1911. It is found in Angola and Ghana.

References

  1. ↑ Afro Moths


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