Neuroxena auremaculatus

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Neuroxena auremaculatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Neuroxena
Species:
N. auremaculatus
Binomial name
Neuroxena auremaculatus
(Rothschild, 1933)
Synonyms
  • Creatonotos auremaculatusRothschild, 1933

Neuroxena auremaculatus is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Madagascar. [1] [2]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

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.

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.

Madagascar island nation off the coast of Southeast Africa, in the Indian Ocean

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately 400 kilometres off the coast of East Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from the Indian subcontinent around 88 million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation. Consequently, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; over 90% of its wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth. The island's diverse ecosystems and unique wildlife are threatened by the encroachment of the rapidly growing human population and other environmental threats.

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<i>Neuroxena</i> genus of insects

Neuroxena is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae.

Neuroxena aberrans is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Cameroon.

Neuroxena albofasciata is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Cameroon.

Neuroxena ansorgei is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Neuroxena fulleri is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Nigeria.

Neuroxena funereus is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Nigeria.

Neuroxena medioflavus is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Ghana and Nigeria.

Neuroxena obscurascens is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa.

Neuroxena postrubidus is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Neuroxena rectilineata is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found on Mayotte.

Neuroxena rubriceps is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Madagascar.

Neuroxena simulans is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Madagascar.

Neuroxena sulphureovitta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Ghana.

Neuroxena truncatus is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Ghana.

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Neuroxena auremaculatus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ Afro Moths


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