Zutulba

Zutulba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Subfamily:	Zygaeninae
Genus:	Zutulba Kirby, 1892
Synonyms
AnterisWallengren, 1865

Zutulba namaqua, a genus of moths of the family Zygaenidae, are found in temperate regions. Majority of the tropical species, commonly called foresters moths, have bright prominent spots containing hydrogen cyanide for warning predators. These toxins allow the moths to have mimicry.^{[ citation needed ]}

Species

• Zutulba namaqua (Boisduval, 1847)
• Zutulba ocellaris (Felder, 1874)

References

• Zutulba at AfroMoths Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine