Aloa
Encyclopedia
Aloa is a genus
of moth
in the family Arctiidae
.
Species transferred into Micraloa
Species transferred into Paramsacta
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the family Arctiidae
Arctiidae
Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...
.
Species
- Aloa cardinalis (Butler, 1875)
- Aloa ihlei Černý, 2009
- Aloa lactinea (Cramer, 1777)
Aloa sensu lato:
- Aloa albistriga Walker, 1865
- Aloa collaris Hampson, 1891
- Aloa costalis Walker, 1865
- Aloa corsima Swinhoe, 1892
- Aloa flavimargo (Hampson, 1894)
- Aloa gangara Swinhoe, 1892
- Aloa moloneyi Druce, 1887
- Aloa negrita Hampson, 1894
Species transferred into MicraloaMicraloaMicraloa is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae from Hindustan, Himalayas and Myanmar .-Species:* Micraloa lineola * Micraloa emittens...
- Aloa emittens (Walker, 1855)
- Aloa lineola Fabricius, 1793
Species transferred into ParamsactaParamsactaParamsacta is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae. It includes two species:* Paramsacta marginata * Paramsacta moorei Probably, some species of Aloa sensu lato also belong to this genus....
- Aloa marginataAloa marginataDonovan's Tiger Moth is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in most of Australia, New Guinea, Fergusson Island and the Louisiade Archipelago....
(Donovan, 1805) - Aloa moorei (Butler, 1875)