| Ptilodon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Ptilodon Hübner, 1822 |
Ptilodon is a genus of moths belonging to the family Notodontidae. [1]
The species of this genus are found in Eurasia. [2]
Species: [1]
Jacob Hübner was a German entomologist. He was the author of Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
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.
The coxcomb prominent is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is a common species throughout the Palearctic realm from Ireland to Japan. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
Ptilodoninae is a subfamily of the moth family Notodontidae. They are sometimes merged into the Notodontinae. The genus list is preliminary, as not all Notodontidae have been assigned to subfamilies yet.
Ptilodon cucullina, the maple prominent, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Europe.
Pygaera is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae erected by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1810. Its only species, Pygaera timon, was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. It is found in northern and central Europe, through eastern Asia up to Ussuri and Japan.
Drymonia is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It consists of the following species:
Nemapogon is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Nemapogoninae. As evident by its name, it is the type genus of its subfamily.
Proutiella is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae. It consists of these species:
Josia is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Scotura is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae. It consists of the following species:
Eana is a genus of tortrix moths. It belongs to the tribe Cnephasiini of subfamily Tortricinae.
Disphragis is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820. The genus is confined to the New World and it contains about 137 species.
Notodonta torva, the large dark prominent, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. It is found in most of Europe, east to the China, Korea and Japan.
Clostera inclusa, the angle-lined prominent moth, many-lined prominent or poplar tentmaker, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1831. It is found in North America, including Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia.
Tarsolepis is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1872.
Antirrhea is a Neotropical genus of butterflies from the family Nymphalidae.
Nystaleinae is a subfamily of the moth family Notodontidae. The subfamily was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1948.
Heterocampinae is a subfamily of prominent moths in the family Notodontidae. There are at least 60 described species of Heterocampinae in North America.