Utetheisa externa

Utetheisa externa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Utetheisa
Species:	U. externa
Binomial name
	Utetheisa externa; (Swinhoe, 1917)
Synonyms
	Deilemera externaSwinhoe, 1917;

Last updated April 08, 2019

Utetheisa externa is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1917. It is found on Batjan.^[1]

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.

The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings (Catocala); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth ; piercing moths ; micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae. Some of the erebid moths are called owlets.

Colonel Charles Swinhoe was an English naturalist and lepidopterist, who served in the British Army in India. He was one of the eight founders of the Bombay Natural History Society and a brother of the famous naturalist Robert Swinhoe.

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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 group 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 of this subfamily refers to this hairiness. Some species within the Arctiinae have the word “tussock” in their common name due to people misidentifying them as members of the Lymantriinae based on the characteristics of the larvae.

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Lemyra flavalis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1865. It is found in China, Nepal, India, Bhutan and Myanmar.

Lemyra flaveola is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1899. It is found in western China.

Lemyra heringi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Franz Daniel in 1943. It is found in Yunnan, China.

Lemyra imparilis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in China, Taiwan, Japan and Korea.

Lemyra infernalis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in China, Taiwan, Japan and possibly Assam, India.

Lemyra moltrechti is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Miyake in 1909. It is found in Taiwan.

Lemyra nigricosta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Thomas in 1990. It is found in Taiwan.

Lemyra pseudoflammeoida is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Cheng-Lai Fang in 1983. It is found in Jiangxi, China.

Lemyra proteus is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1928. It is found in China and Vietnam.

Lemyra rhodophila is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in China (Tibet), Pakistan, India, Myanmar and Nepal.

Lemyra rubidorsa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1865. It is found in Pakistan (Kashmir), India and China.

Lemyra rubrocollaris is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Reich in 1937. It is found in China (Jiangsu).

Lemyra sikkimensis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is found in India and China.

Lemyra stigmata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1865. It is found in China, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

Spilarctia zhangmuna is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Cheng-Lai Fang in 1982. It is found in Yunnan and Tibet in western China.

Utetheisa inconstans is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880. It is found in Japan and Taiwan.

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References

↑ Dubatolov, V.V. (November 1, 2012). "Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Oriental Region, Australia and Oceania". Siberian Zoological Museum. Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Dubatolov, V.V. (November 1, 2012). "Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Oriental Region, Australia and Oceania". Siberian Zoological Museum. Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology.