Schizura

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Schizura
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Schizura leptinoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Notodontidae
Subfamily:
Heterocampinae
Genus:
Schizura

Doubleday, 1841

Schizura is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae first described by Edward Doubleday in 1841. [1]

A genus is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and 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, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Notodontidae family of insects

Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. 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 Thaumetopoeidae are sometimes included here as a subfamily.

Species

Schizura biedermani is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1911 and is found in North America.

<i>Schizura ipomoeae</i> species of insect

Schizura ipomoeae, the morning-glory prominent moth or false unicorn caterpillar, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in the United States and southern Canada.

Schizura badia, the chestnut schizura, is a species of prominent moth in the family Notodontidae. It is found in North America.

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Apameini tribe of insects

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<i>Abagrotis</i> genus of insects

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<i>Euxoa</i> genus of insects

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<i>Heterocampa</i> genus of insects

Heterocampa is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae, the prominents.

Lochmaeus is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae first described by Edward Doubleday in 1841.

<i>Schizura unicornis</i> species of insect

Schizura unicornis, the unicorn caterpillar moth, unicorn prominent or variegated prominent, is a species of moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. It is found in all of North America, except the arctic north.

Heterocampinae is a subfamily of prominent moths in the family Notodontidae. There are at least 60 described species of Heterocampinae in North America.

<i>Schizura apicalis</i> species of insect

Schizura apicalis, the plain schizura, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1866 and it is found in North America.

Schizura errucata is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906 and it is found in North America.

<i>Schizura leptinoides</i> species of insect

Schizura leptinoides, the black-blotched schizura or black-blotched prominent, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1864 and it is found in North America.

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Schizura Doubleday, 1841". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 28, 2019.


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