Estigmene
Encyclopedia
Estigmene is a genus
of moth
s in the Arctiidae
family from North and Central America
. Many species from Africa and Asia were mistakenly included into this genus, but many of hem have been separated nto different genera.
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...
s in the 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...
family from North and Central America
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
. Many species from Africa and Asia were mistakenly included into this genus, but many of hem have been separated nto different genera.
Species
- Estigmene acreaEstigmene acreaThe Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth is a North American moth in the family Arctiidae.-Description:The head and thorax are white with the abdomen being yellow-orange with a row of black spots. The fore wing is white with a variable amount of black spots . The hind wing is yellow-orange in males and...
(Drury, 1773) - Estigmene albida (Stretch, 1874)
Estigmene sensu lato:
- ? Estigmene angustipennis (Walker, 1855)
- Estigmene ansorgei Rothschild, 1910
- Estigmene atrifascia (Hampson, 1907)
- Estigmene bayoni Berio, 1935
- Estigmene brosi Toulgoët, 1986
- Estigmene dorsalis (Walker, 1855)
- Estigmene flaviceps Hampson, 1907
- Estigmene griseata Hampson, 1916
- Estigmene griseipennis (Bartel, 1903)
- Estigmene internigralis Hampson, 1905
- Estigmene laglaizei Rothschild, 1910
- Estigmene lemniscata (Distant, 1898)
- Estigmene linea (Walker, 1855)
- Estigmene melanoxantha Gaede, 1926
- Estigmene multivittata Rothschild, 1910
- Estigmene neuriastis Hampson, 1907
- Estigmene ochreomarginata Bethune-Baker, 1909
- Estigmene pamphilia Kiriakoff, 1958
- Estigmene rothi Rothschild, 1910
- Estigmene sabulosa Romieux, 1943
- Estigmene scita (Walker, [1865])
- Estigmene senegalensis Rothschild, 1933
- Estigmene similis Rothschild, 1910
- Estigmene tenuistrigata Hampson, 1900
- Estigmene testaceoflava Rothschild, 1933
- Estigmene trivitta (Walker, 1855)
- Estigmene unilinea Rothschild, 1910