Coscinia
Encyclopedia
Coscinia is a genus
of moth
in the family Arctiidae
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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...
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Species
- Coscinia (Lerautia) bifasciata (Rambur, 1832)
- Coscinia cribrariaCoscinia cribrariaThe Speckled Footman is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Europe except the most northern parts; also in north-western Africa, Kazakhstan, Siberia, Mongolia, north-western and north-eastren China....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Coscinia liouvillei Le Cerf, 1928
- Coscinia libyssa (Püngeler, 1907)
- Coscinia mariarosae Expósito, 1991
- Coscinia romei Sagarra, 1924
Species formerly placed in Coscinia
- Spiris striataSpiris striataThe Feathered Footman is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Europe, Anatolia, Kazakhstan, Siberia and Mongolia .The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The moth flies May to August depending on the location....
Linnaeus, 1758- Syn. Coscinia striata