| Prepiella aurea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Prepiella |
| Species: | P. aurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Prepiella aurea (Butler, 1878) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Prepiella aurea is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Venezuela and the Amazon region. [1]
Lepidoptera or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organisms, making it the second largest insect order with 126 families and 46 superfamilies, and one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world.
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 taxon is used in modern classifications. Moths make up the vast majority of the order. There are 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.
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 subfamily 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 Arctiinae refers to this hairiness. Some species within the Arctiinae have the word "tussock"' in their common names because they have been misidentified as members of the Lymantriinae subfamily based on the characteristics of the larvae.
The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other operators as a primary trainer aircraft. In addition to the type's principal use for ab initio training, the Second World War had RAF Tiger Moths operating in other capacities, including maritime surveillance and defensive anti-invasion preparations; some aircraft were even outfitted to function as armed light bombers.
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera. The latest review by Eugene G. Munroe and Maria Alma Solis retain the Crambidae as a full family of Pyraloidea.
Prepiella is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was described by William Schaus in 1899.
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, footman and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth ; fruit-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.
Prepiella convergens is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Schaus in 1905. It is found in French Guiana.
Prepiella deicoluria is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Schaus in 1940. It is found in Guyana.
Prepiella hippona is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1885. It is found in Guatemala.
Prepiella miniola is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in Peru and the Amazon region.
Prepiella pexicera is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Schaus in 1899. It is found in Venezuela.
Prepiella phoenicolopha is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1914. It is found in Ecuador.
Prepiella procridia is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1905. It is found in Paraguay.
Prepiella radicans is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1905. It is found in Guyana, Suriname and Peru.
Prepiella sesapina is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Brazil and Bolivia.
Prepiella strigivenia is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in Tefé, Brazil.
Ancylolomia prepiella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.
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