| Pelosia amaurobapha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Pelosia |
| Species: | P. amaurobapha |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelosia amaurobapha (Mabille, 1900) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pelosia amaurobapha is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Madagascar. [1]
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is paraphyletic with respect to butterflies and neither subordinate taxa are used in modern classifications. Moths make up the vast majority of the order. 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, although there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, especially in the New World.
Pelosia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Pelosia muscerda, the dotted footman, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
Zobida is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae.
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings (Catocala); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth ; piercing moths ; micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae. Some of the erebid moths are called owlets.
Pelosia obtusa, the small dotted footman, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1847. It is found from central Europe through Asia to the Pacific Ocean.
Phryganopsis plumosa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Paul Mabille in 1900. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Madagascar, South Africa, Algeria. and southern Spain.
Pelosia ankaratrae is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1954. It is found on Madagascar.
Pelosia hampsoni is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1960. It is found on Madagascar.
Pelosia meloui is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1956. It is found on Madagascar.
Pelosia obtusoides is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on Madagascar.
Pelosia stictigramma is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on Mayotte.
Pelosia tanala is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1956. It is found on Madagascar.
Pelosia angusta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East and Japan.
Pelosia noctis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea, China and Japan.
Pelosia ramosula is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East, China and Japan.
The Lithosiina are a subtribe of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820.
