Erebidae

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Asota plagiata Walker, 1854

Asota plagiata Walker, 1854

Asota plagiata Walker, 1854

Asota plagiata, the two-spots tiger moth, is an Australian Erebidae moth described in 1854, with larvae that feed on native Ficus species.

Asota orbona van Vollenhoven, 1863

Asota orbona van Vollenhoven, 1863

Asota orbona van Vollenhoven, 1863

Asota orbona is a 50 mm wingspan erebid moth found in parts of Australasia, whose larvae feed on Ficus species.

Asota canaraica Moore, 1878

Asota canaraica Moore, 1878

Asota canaraica Moore, 1878

Asota canaraica is an Erebidae moth described by Frederic Moore in 1878, found in India and China.

Euplocia membliaria (Cramer, 1780)

Euplocia membliaria (Cramer, 1780)

Euplocia membliaria (Cramer, 1780)

Euplocia membliaria is the only species in the monotypic Erebidae moth genus Euplocia, with a 70 mm wingspan found across parts of Southeast Asia.

Neochera dominia (Cramer)

Neochera dominia (Cramer)

Neochera dominia (Cramer)

Neochera dominia is an Erebidae moth found in Indo-Australian tropics, with larvae feeding on Marsdenia species.

Psimada quadripennis Walker, 1858

Psimada quadripennis Walker, 1858

Psimada quadripennis Walker, 1858

Psimada quadripennis is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Psimada (Noctuidae), described by Francis Walker in 1858 and found across South and Southeast Asia.

Peridrome orbicularis Walker, 1854

Peridrome orbicularis Walker, 1854

Peridrome orbicularis Walker, 1854

Peridrome orbicularis is an Erebidae moth found across South and Southeast Asia, with distinct male and female wingspans, and larvae that feed on Apocynaceae.

Peridrome subfascia

Peridrome subfascia

Peridrome subfascia

Peridrome subfascia is an Erebidae moth first described in 1854, found in South and Southeast Asia, with a 64–67 mm wingspan.

Mecodina praecipua (Walker, 1865)

Mecodina praecipua (Walker, 1865)

Mecodina praecipua (Walker, 1865)

Mecodina praecipua is a Noctuidae moth first described in 1865, found across South, East Asia and Oceania.

Phyllodes verhuelli van Vollenhoven, 1858

Phyllodes verhuelli van Vollenhoven, 1858

Phyllodes verhuelli van Vollenhoven, 1858

Phyllodes verhuelli is a noctuoid moth of the Erebidae family, found in lowland forests of Southeast Asia.

Phyllodes imperialis Druce, 1888

Phyllodes imperialis Druce, 1888

Phyllodes imperialis Druce, 1888

Phyllodes imperialis, the pink underwing moth, is a moth species with distinct wing and caterpillar markings that feeds on specific Menispermaceae plants.

Phyllodes eyndhovii van Vollenhoven, 1858

Phyllodes eyndhovii van Vollenhoven, 1858

Phyllodes eyndhovii van Vollenhoven, 1858

Phyllodes eyndhovii is a noctuoid erebid moth first described in 1858, found across parts of Asia, with larvae feeding on Acacia.

Oraesia excavata Butler, 1878

Oraesia excavata Butler, 1878

Oraesia excavata Butler, 1878

Oraesia excavata is an Asian fruit-piercing moth species that mimics dead leaves, recently recorded in Hawaii.

Oraesia emarginata (Fabricius, 1794)

Oraesia emarginata (Fabricius, 1794)

Oraesia emarginata (Fabricius, 1794)

Oraesia emarginata is a moth species with described sexual dimorphism, fruit-piercing larvae that overwinter as larvae.

Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenée, 1852

Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenée, 1852

Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenée, 1852

Plusiodonta compressipalpis (the moonseed moth) is a Erebidae moth found in North America, whose larvae feed on Menispermum and snailseed vines.

Plusiodonta coelonota Kollar, 1844

Plusiodonta coelonota Kollar, 1844

Plusiodonta coelonota Kollar, 1844

Plusiodonta coelonota is a moth species with described physical traits and larvae that feed on two specific plant types.

Calyptra canadensis Bethune, 1865

Calyptra canadensis Bethune, 1865

Calyptra canadensis Bethune, 1865

Calyptra canadensis, the Canadian owlet moth, is a North American Erebidae moth whose larvae feed on Thalictrum.

Calyptra minuticornis (Guenée, 1852)

Calyptra minuticornis (Guenée, 1852)

Calyptra minuticornis (Guenée, 1852)

Calyptra minuticornis is a moth whose adults are known to pierce skin to suck blood.

Calyptra thalictri Borkhausen, 1790

Calyptra thalictri Borkhausen, 1790

Calyptra thalictri Borkhausen, 1790

Calyptra thalictri, the vampire moth, is a blood-drinking non-threatening Erebidae moth with a widening Eurasian range.

Gonodonta pyrgo Cramer

Gonodonta pyrgo Cramer

Gonodonta pyrgo Cramer

Gonodonta pyrgo is a fruit-piercing erebid moth found in North America, first described in 1777 by Cramer, with Hodges number 8539.

Gonodonta sinaldus Guenée, 1852

Gonodonta sinaldus Guenée, 1852

Gonodonta sinaldus Guenée, 1852

Gonodonta sinaldus (the moonseed fruitpiecer) is an erebid moth first described in 1852, found from southern Texas to Colombia.

Gonodonta sicheas Cramer

Gonodonta sicheas Cramer

Gonodonta sicheas Cramer

Gonodonta sicheas is an erebid moth described in 1777, found across the Americas from the southern US to Brazil, with a ~44 mm wingspan.

Gonodonta bidens Geyer, 1832

Gonodonta bidens Geyer, 1832

Gonodonta bidens Geyer, 1832

Gonodonta bidens is a North American fruit-piercing moth in the Erebidae family with MONA/Hodges number 8542.1.

Dierna patibulum Fabricius, 1794

Dierna patibulum Fabricius, 1794

Dierna patibulum Fabricius, 1794

Dierna patibulum is a Noctuidae moth described in 1794 by Fabricius, found in Sri Lanka.

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