| Quentalia vittata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bombycidae |
| Genus: | Quentalia |
| Species: | Q. vittata |
| Binomial name | |
| Quentalia vittata (Walker, 1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Quentalia vittata is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Brazil. [1]
The Bombycidae are a family of moths. The best-known species is Bombyx mori (Linnaeus) or silkworm, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is Bombyx mandarina, also native to Asia.
The Thyrididae comprise the family of picture-winged leaf moths. They are the only family in the superfamily Thyridoidea, which sometimes has been included in the Pyraloidea, but this isn't supported by cladistic analysis.
Apatelodidae, the American silkworm moths, is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are a family within the superfamily Bombycoidea.
Acantharctia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae, found in the Afrotropics.
Agylla is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Apantesis is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. They are found in North and Central America.
Poliopastea is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1898.
Ercta is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Selenisa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Quentalia is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by William Schaus in 1929. It has at times been placed in the family Apatelodidae, but recent research indicates the subfamily Epiinae, to which Quentalia belongs, is affiliated with Bombycidae.
Antheua is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Poliopastea vittata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Pará, Brazil.
Psilopleura vittata is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize.
Quentalia drepanoides is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found from Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to Colombia.
Quentalia veca is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Panama.
Quentalia crenulosa is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1918. It is found in Mexico.
Arctonoe vittata is a species of scaled polychaete worms commonly known as a "scale worm". This species often lives as a commensal of another marine animal.
Lenodora vittata is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.