| Sematurinae | |
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| Mania species from the collection of Felix Stumpe | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sematuridae |
| Subfamily: | Sematurinae |
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Sematurinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Sematuridae represented by at least 29 species in the Neotropics.
Sematurinae has three principal genera, and possibly another two. The hindwing of Coronidia is distinguished by an iridescent blue band, [1] but Homidiana characteristically has pink, orange or yellow markings, [2] especially in females (Minet and Scoble, 1999). The genus Mania is large, brown and tailed, resembling to some extent the genus Lyssa . The approximately twelve other sematurid species in the genera Anurapteryx and Lonchotura are placed here for now (making about 41 species) but may not belong in this subfamily; one species, Anurapteryx crenulata reaches the subtropics of Arizona [3] (Minet and Scoble, 1999). The relationships within Sematuridae clearly need deeper investigation.
The adult moths of Sematurinae are either day or night flying, depending on the genus and have the wings outspread at rest and the genus Sematura displays impressive eyespots at the hindwing tails.
The biology of Sematurinae is poorly known. The larva of Homidiana was illustrated by Westwood (1879) who incorrectly placed it among Coronidia, and was described by Anton Hermann Fassl (1910). From 1995 to 1998, caterpillars were found in Costa Rica. [6] Sematurine eggs have been described by Joël Minet and Malcolm J. Scoble (1999:302), and are upright, high, with vertical and finer transverse ribs. The caterpillars of Homidiana subpicta have rows of black spines either side of the dorsal midline and five pairs of prolegs. [7] The larva of Coronidia orithea lacks such spines, and is well camouflaged like a lichen-covered twig [8] and has realistic-looking false eyes making it resemble a predatory spider. [9] The larvae of Mania were reared in Costa Rica in 2001 and are a bit similar to those of Coronidia being well camouflaged but bearing small projections rather than long spines one the dorsal surface. [10] Like some Uraniidae, pupation occurs on the ground among debris. The pupa of Homidiana has a long projecting proboscis "sheath" [11] with eight hooklets at the cremaster tip (Minet and Scoble, 1999).
The caterpillar of Coronidia orithea is so far only known to feed on mistletoes (Viscaceae: Phoradendron quadrangulare). Homidiana subpicta feeds on a more diverse range of plants, including the families Araliaceae ( Oreopanax ), Gesneriaceae, Piperaceae ( Piper ), Primulaceae ( Ardisia , Myrsine ), Solanaceae ( Solanum ), Onagraceae ( Ludwigia ) and Theophrastaceae (Clavija). [12] "Sematura luna" [13] reared in 2001 whose well-camouflaged larva is reported to feed on the legume Pentaclethra macroloba (Mimosoideae) and on Syzygium longifolium (Myrtaceae).
Eugauria is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Eugauria albidentata, which is found on Java.
Macrospectrodes is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lamprosema". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018. It contains only one species, Macrospectrodes subargentalis, which is found in India (Sikkim).
Afrophyla is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1895. Its only species, Afrophyla vethi, was first described by Snellen in 1886. It is found in eastern Africa.
Blepharoctenucha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1895. Its only species, Blepharoctenucha virescens, first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880, is known from India and Taiwan.
Celonoptera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Celonoptera mirificaria, is found in south-eastern Europe. Both the genus and species were first described by Julius Lederer in 1862.
Ithysia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species is Ithysia pravata. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825, but the species had been first described by Hübner in 1813.
Agrotis amphora is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Kashmir.
Cirina is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae.
Sorocaba is a monotypic moth genus of the family Phiditiidae. Its only species, Sorocaba anomala, is found in São Paulo, Brazil. Both the species and genus were described by Frederic Moore in 1882.
Snellenia is a genus of moths in the family Stathmopodidae.
Asura avernalis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island.
Cyme sexualis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Felder in 1864. It is found on Ambon, Sulawesi, the Dampier Archipelago. and in New Guinea.
Spilosoma extrema is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Franz Daniel in 1943. It is found in Yunnan, China.
Carposina chaetolopha is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1926. It is found in Australia.
Semagystia monticola is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Grigory Grum-Grshimailo in 1890. It is found in Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Kirghizistan and Tajikistan.
The genus Mania comprises a group of tropical and semi-tropical New World moths in the family Sematuridae. The genus has historically been referred to as either Nothus or Sematura, but both of these names are invalid.
Somabrachys codeti is a moth in the Somabrachyidae family. It was described by Jules Léon Austaut in 1880.
Somabrachys infuscata is a species of moth in the family Somabrachyidae. It was described by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1830.
Data related to Sematurinae at Wikispecies
