| Scyrotis pulleni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cecidosidae |
| Genus: | Scyrotis |
| Species: | S. pulleni |
| Binomial name | |
| Scyrotis pulleni Mey, 2007 [1] | |
Scyrotis pulleni is a species of moth of the family Cecidosidae. It is found in South Africa.
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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.
Oecophoridae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this.
The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable dispute. These are generally very small moths with narrow, fringed wings. The larvae of most species feed internally on various parts of their host plants, sometimes causing galls. Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga) is a host plant common to many species of the family, particularly of the genus Chionodes, which as a result is more diverse in North America than usual for Gelechioidea.
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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 Pyraloidea are a moth superfamily containing about 16,000 described species worldwide, and probably at least as many more remain to be described. They are generally fairly small moths, and as such, they have been traditionally associated with the paraphyletic Microlepidoptera.
Scyrotis is a genus of moths in the family Cecidosidae.
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Scyrotis brandbergensis is a species of moth of the family Cecidosidae. It is found in Namibia.
Scyrotis kochi is a species of moth of the family Cecidosidae. It is found in South Africa.
Scyrotis matoposensis is a species of moth of the family Cecidosidae. It is found in Zimbabwe.
Scyrotis namakarooensis is a species of moth of the family Cecidosidae. It is found in Namibia.
Scyrotis trivialis is a species of moth of the family Cecidosidae. It is found in South Africa.
Scyrotis granosa is a species of moth of the family Cecidosidae. It is found in South Africa.
Scyrotis athleta is a species of moth of the family Cecidosidae. It is found in South Africa.
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