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Leucaloa eugraphica Walker, 1865

Leucaloa eugraphica Walker, 1865

Leucaloa eugraphica Walker, 1865

Leucaloa eugraphica is an Arctiinae moth found in South Africa and Lesotho, whose larvae feed on multiple plant species.

Popoudina linea (Walker, 1855)

Popoudina linea (Walker, 1855)

Popoudina linea (Walker, 1855)

Popoudina linea is an Erebidae moth described in 1855, found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa.

Saenura flava Wallengren, 1860

Saenura flava Wallengren, 1860

Saenura flava Wallengren, 1860

Saenura flava, the yellow ermine, is the only species in the Arctiinae moth genus Saenura, found in southern Africa.

Cymaroa grisea Thunberg, 1784

Cymaroa grisea Thunberg, 1784

Cymaroa grisea Thunberg, 1784

Cymaroa grisea is the only species of the monotypic tiger moth genus Cymaroa, found in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa.

Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855)

Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855)

Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855)

Afromurzinia lutescens is a Erebidae moth found across Africa whose larvae feed on a range of plant species.

Euchromia polymena Linnaeus, 1758

Euchromia polymena Linnaeus, 1758

Euchromia polymena Linnaeus, 1758

Euchromia polymena is a moth species with distinct patterned wings and body, and defined larval and ecological traits.

Euchromia amoena Möschler, 1872

Euchromia amoena Möschler, 1872

Euchromia amoena Möschler, 1872

Euchromia amoena is a moth species with distinct wing markings found across parts of Africa and South Asia.

Euchromia lethe Fabricius, 1775

Euchromia lethe Fabricius, 1775

Euchromia lethe Fabricius, 1775

Euchromia lethe is an Arctiinae moth described in 1775, found across much of Africa, whose larvae eat Ipomoea batatas.

Euchromia folletii Guérin-Méneville, 1832

Euchromia folletii Guérin-Méneville, 1832

Euchromia folletii Guérin-Méneville, 1832

Euchromia folletii is a day-flying Arctiinae moth described in 1832, found across multiple countries in Africa and nearby islands.

Syntomeida epilais Walker, 1854

Syntomeida epilais Walker, 1854

Syntomeida epilais Walker, 1854

Syntomeida epilais Walker, 1854, the polka-dot wasp moth, is a harmless moth with mimetic appearances that uses ultrasonic signals for mating.

Syntomeida ipomoeae Harris, 1839

Syntomeida ipomoeae Harris, 1839

Syntomeida ipomoeae Harris, 1839

Syntomeida ipomoeae, the yellow/orange-banded wasp moth, is an Arctiinae moth found in Florida and Georgia, U.S.A.

Syntomeida melanthus Cramer

Syntomeida melanthus Cramer

Syntomeida melanthus Cramer

The black-banded wasp moth Syntomeida melanthus is an Arctiinae moth found across parts of North, Central, and South America.

Isanthrene crabroniformis Staudinger, 1875

Isanthrene crabroniformis Staudinger, 1875

Isanthrene crabroniformis Staudinger, 1875

Isanthrene crabroniformis is an Arctiinae moth found in Panama and Colombia, described by Otto Staudinger.

Cosmosoma myrodora Dyar, 1907

Cosmosoma myrodora Dyar, 1907

Cosmosoma myrodora Dyar, 1907

Cosmosoma myrodora, the scarlet-bodied wasp moth, is an Arctiinae moth found in parts of the US and Brazil.

Cosmosoma auge Linnaeus, 1767

Cosmosoma auge Linnaeus, 1767

Cosmosoma auge Linnaeus, 1767

Cosmosoma auge is an erebid moth described by Linnaeus in 1767, found across parts of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean.

Cosmosoma stibosticta Butler, 1876

Cosmosoma stibosticta Butler, 1876

Cosmosoma stibosticta Butler, 1876

Cosmosoma stibosticta is a moth species first described from Colombian specimens, with distinct defined color patterns.

Cosmosoma achemon Fabricius, 1781

Cosmosoma achemon Fabricius, 1781

Cosmosoma achemon Fabricius, 1781

Cosmosoma achemon is an Erebidae moth described in 1781, found from the Antilles to Pará, Brazil.

Cosmosoma centralis Walker, 1854

Cosmosoma centralis Walker, 1854

Cosmosoma centralis Walker, 1854

Cosmosoma centralis is an Erebidae moth described in 1854, found in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil.

Lymire edwardsii Grote, 1881

Lymire edwardsii Grote, 1881

Lymire edwardsii Grote, 1881

Lymire edwardsii Grote, 1881 is a moth whose larvae feed on various Ficus species, with a 35–40 mm bluish gray wingspan.

Horama panthalon Fabricius, 1793

Horama panthalon Fabricius, 1793

Horama panthalon Fabricius, 1793

The Texas wasp moth (Horama panthalon) is an Arctiinae moth that mimics Polistes paper wasps, found across the Americas.

Horama plumipes Drury, 1773

Horama plumipes Drury, 1773

Horama plumipes Drury, 1773

Horama plumipes Drury, 1773 is a moth with distinct black and white patterning and a ~45 mm wingspan.

Horama oedippus Boisduval, 1870

Horama oedippus Boisduval, 1870

Horama oedippus Boisduval, 1870

Horama oedippus is an Arctiinae moth described in 1870, found in Mexico and Guatemala.

Macrocneme chrysitis Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Macrocneme chrysitis Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Macrocneme chrysitis Guérin-Méneville, 1844

The southern cyan tiger moth Macrocneme chrysitis is an Arctiinae moth described in 1844, found from Texas to southern Brazil.

Empyreuma pugione Linnaeus, 1767

Empyreuma pugione Linnaeus, 1767

Empyreuma pugione Linnaeus, 1767

Empyreuma pugione, the spotted oleander caterpillar moth, is an Arctiinae moth found in the West Indies and introduced to Florida.

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