Sida is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. They are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, especially in the Americas. Plants of the genus may be known generally as fanpetals or sidas.
Crocidosema plebejana, the cotton tipworm, is a tortrix moth, belonging to tribe Eucosmini of subfamily Olethreutinae. It is found today all over the subtropical and tropical regions of the world and even occurs on many oceanic islands – in Polynesia and Saint Helena for example – but has probably been accidentally introduced to much of its current range by humans. In addition, it is also found in some cooler regions, e.g. in Europe except in the east and north; this is probably also not natural, as it was, for example, not recorded in the British Isles before 1900.
Palpita vitrealis, common name jasmine moth or white pearl, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.
Aegoceropsis fervida is a species of moth from the genus Aegoceropsis. It is endemic to the central and southern regions of Africa, ranging from Ghana to Zimbabwe.
Diphthera festiva, the hieroglyphic moth, is a species of moth in the family Nolidae and is the only moth in its subfamily Diphtherinae. It is found in the tropical and subtropical areas of South America, Central America, North America, and the Caribbean. In North America, the species has a southeastern distribution from South Carolina west to Texas along the Gulf Coast. Strays have been recorded as far north as Michigan and Missouri. The wingspan is 37–48 mm (1.5–1.9 in). This species is occasionally considered a pest on soybeans. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.
Aediodina is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Aediodina quaternalis, which is found on Ambon Island and Taiwan.
Notarcha is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1884.
Pandesma robusta is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Malta, Sicily, Greece, Crete, the Canary Islands, throughout Africa and from Asia Minor to India and Pakistan.
Achaea echo is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Equatorial West Africa to South Africa., including Sierra Leone, Ghana and Zimbabwe The larvae feed on Poaceae and Panicum species, but have also been recorded on Citrus.
Achaea faber is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in large parts of Africa, including Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Madagascar, Réunion, South Africa and Tanzania.
Ophiusa tettensis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Africa, including Mozambique, South Africa and the Congo.
Notarcha aurolinealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Hong Kong, Thailand and New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.
Crocidolomia pavonana is a moth of the family Crambidae. Its caterpillar is a crop pest and is known as the croci or the cabbage cluster caterpillar. This moth is found in Africa and Asia, its range extending from South Africa through India to the Pacific Ocean, including Australia. The wingspan is about 25 mm (1 in). The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species and are considered an agricultural pest on cabbages. At first, they feed only on the undersides of the leaves. Later they feed on the rest of the leaves and the central shoot. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.
Synclera traducalis, the variegated pearl, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Sweden, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Canary Islands, Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Egypt, Mali, Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa, La Réunion, India and Sri Lanka.
Catephia squamosa, the scaly alchemyst, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found in central, eastern and southern Africa, including some islands of the Indian Ocean.
Acanthovalva inconspicuaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Europe, the Near East and throughout of Africa from Morocco to South Africa.
Rothia rhaeo is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1894. This moth occurs in Madagascar, Uganda and in South Africa.
Maxera marchalii is a moth of the family Erebidae.
Notarcha obrinusalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, China, India and Indonesia.
Eugene Gordon Munroe was a Canadian entomologist who discovered numerous species of insects. He worked for the Insect Systematics and Biological Control Unit, Entomology Division in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
