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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.
Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (1844–1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders.
The Arctiini are a tribe of tiger moths in the family Erebidae.
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.
The Phaegopterina are a subtribe of tiger moths in the tribe Arctiini, which is part of the family Erebidae. The subtribe was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892.
Pachydota is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1901.
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) is a searchable database maintained by the Department of Entomology at the Natural History Museum, London.
Pachydota albiceps is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Suriname, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, St. Kitts, St. Lucia and Martinique.
Pachydota drucei is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in Mexico and Colombia.
Pachydota ducasa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1905. It is found in Venezuela.
Pachydota iodea is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. It is found on Jamaica and in Mexico and Guyana.
Pachydota nervosa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Felder in 1874. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.
Pachydota peruviana is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in Peru and Colombia.
Pachydota punctata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Suriname, Venezuela and Ecuador.
Pachydota rosenbergi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in Ecuador and Costa Rica.
Pachydota saduca is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1895. It is found in Costa Rica, Colombia and Bolivia.
Pachydota affinis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
Eulepidoptera is a division of lepidopterans in the infraorder Heteroneura.
References
- ↑ Pachydota at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Lepidoptera collection
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