Erebidae

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Pronola magniplaga Schaus, 1899

Pronola magniplaga Schaus, 1899

Pronola magniplaga Schaus, 1899

Pronola magniplaga is an Arctiinae moth described by William Schaus in 1899, found in Bolivia and São Paulo, Brazil.

Conilepia nigricosta (Leech, 1888)

Conilepia nigricosta (Leech, 1888)

Conilepia nigricosta (Leech, 1888)

Conilepia nigricosta is the only species of the monotypic moth genus Conilepia (Arctiinae), found in Japan and Taiwan.

Stenoscaptia venusta Lucas, 1890

Stenoscaptia venusta Lucas, 1890

Stenoscaptia venusta Lucas, 1890

Stenoscaptia venusta is an Australian Erebidae moth first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1890.

Hectobrocha pentacyma Meyrick, 1886

Hectobrocha pentacyma Meyrick, 1886

Hectobrocha pentacyma Meyrick, 1886

The five-banded footman (Hectobrocha pentacyma) is an Arctiinae moth found in three eastern Australian states.

Castulo doubledayi Newman, 1857

Castulo doubledayi Newman, 1857

Castulo doubledayi Newman, 1857

Castulo doubledayi is an Arctiinae moth described in 1857, found in Victoria and Tasmania, Australia.

Hemipsilia coavestis Hampson, 1894

Hemipsilia coavestis Hampson, 1894

Hemipsilia coavestis Hampson, 1894

Hemipsilia coavestis is the only species in the moth genus Hemipsilia (subfamily Arctiinae), found from India to Taiwan.

Scaphidriotis xylogramma Turner, 1899

Scaphidriotis xylogramma Turner, 1899

Scaphidriotis xylogramma Turner, 1899

Scaphidriotis xylogramma is an Arctiinae moth described in 1899, found in Queensland, Australia.

Goniosema anguliscripta Lucas, 1890

Goniosema anguliscripta Lucas, 1890

Goniosema anguliscripta Lucas, 1890

Goniosema anguliscripta is an Australian Arctiinae moth described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1890.

Symmetrodes sciocosma Meyrick, 1888

Symmetrodes sciocosma Meyrick, 1888

Symmetrodes sciocosma Meyrick, 1888

Symmetrodes sciocosma is an Australian Arctiinae moth first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888, with 20 mm wingspans.

Phaeophlebosia furcifera Walker, 1854

Phaeophlebosia furcifera Walker, 1854

Phaeophlebosia furcifera Walker, 1854

Phaeophlebosia furcifera, the forked footman, is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Phaeophlebosia, found in Australia.

Amerila astreus (Drury, 1773)

Amerila astreus (Drury, 1773)

Amerila astreus (Drury, 1773)

Amerila astreus (Drury, 1773) is a moth species with described adult and larval morphological characteristics.

Amerila crokeri MacLeay, 1826

Amerila crokeri MacLeay, 1826

Amerila crokeri MacLeay, 1826

Croker's frother (Amerila crokeri) is an Arctiinae moth described in 1826, found in Australasia with a ~50 mm wingspan.

Amerila rubripes Walker

Amerila rubripes Walker

Amerila rubripes Walker

Amerila rubripes, or Walker's frother, is an Arctiinae moth found in Queensland that exudes froth when disturbed.",

Amerila bubo Walker, 1855

Amerila bubo Walker, 1855

Amerila bubo Walker, 1855

Amerila bubo is an Arctiinae moth described by Francis Walker in 1855, found across multiple countries in Africa.

Amerila timolis Rothschild, 1914

Amerila timolis Rothschild, 1914

Amerila timolis Rothschild, 1914

Timolis' frother (Amerila timolis) is an Arctiinae moth described by Rothschild in 1914, found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.

Amata phegea Linnaeus, 1758

Amata phegea Linnaeus, 1758

Amata phegea Linnaeus, 1758

Amata phegea, the nine-spotted moth, is an aposematic moth that mimics the unpalatable Zygaena ephialtes, found across much of Europe and west Asia.

Amata ragazzii Turati, 1917

Amata ragazzii Turati, 1917

Amata ragazzii Turati, 1917

Amata ragazzii is a species of Erebidae moth found in Italy, whose larvae feed on various low-growing plants.

Amata sperbius Fabricius, 1787

Amata sperbius Fabricius, 1787

Amata sperbius Fabricius, 1787

Amata sperbius is an Arctiinae moth described in 1787, found across most of South and Southeast Asia.

Amata nigriceps Butler, 1876

Amata nigriceps Butler, 1876

Amata nigriceps Butler, 1876

Amata nigriceps is a Erebidae moth species described in 1876 that occurs in eastern Australia.

Amata cyssea Stoll, 1782

Amata cyssea Stoll, 1782

Amata cyssea Stoll, 1782

Amata cyssea, the handmaiden moth, is an Arctiinae moth described in 1782, found on the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka.

Amata polymita Linnaeus, 1768

Amata polymita Linnaeus, 1768

Amata polymita Linnaeus, 1768

The tiger-striped clearwing moth Amata polymita is an Erebidae moth found in China and Vietnam, with ~35 mm wingspan.

Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781

Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781

Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781

Amata passalis, the sandalwood defoliator, is an Erebidae moth found in Sri Lanka and India, first described in 1781.

Amata cerbera Linnaeus, 1764

Amata cerbera Linnaeus, 1764

Amata cerbera Linnaeus, 1764

Amata cerbera is a moth species found across multiple regions of Africa, whose larvae feed on a wide variety of plants and even non-plant materials.

Amata huebneri (Boisduval)

Amata huebneri (Boisduval)

Amata huebneri (Boisduval)

Amata huebneri, or Hübner's Wasp Moth, is a wasp-mimicking erebid moth found across parts of the Indo-Australian region.

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