Furcula (moth)
Encyclopedia
Furcula is a genus
of moth
s of the Notodontidae
family.
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 of the Notodontidae
Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,500 known species. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, especially in the New World...
family.
Species
- Furcula bicuspisFurcula bicuspisThe Alder Kitten is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in most of the Palearctic ecozone.The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The moths are on wing from May to July depending on the location....
(Borkhausen, 1790) - Furcula furculaFurcula furculaThe Sallow Kitten is a lepidoptera from the family Notodontidae.The moth can be found in Europe and the North of Iran. The moth is attracted to light....
(Clerck, 1759) - Furcula bifida (Brahm, 1787)
- Furcula aeruginosa
- Furcula tibetana Schintlmeister, 1998
- Furcula nicetia (Schaus, 1928)
- Furcula interrupta (Christoph, 1867)
- Furcula borealisFurcula borealisThe White Furcula Moth is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from New Hampshire to Texas and Florida, as well as in Colorado and South Dakota.The wingspan is 31-42 mm...
(Guérin-Méneville, 1832) (was treated as a subspecies of bicuspis for some time) - Furcula cinereaFurcula cinereaThe Gray Furcula Moth is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in the United States, southern Canada and the Northwest Territories....
(Walker, 1865) - Furcula nivea (Neumoegen, 1891)
- Furcula occidentalisFurcula occidentalisThe Western Furcula Moth, Double-lined Furcula or Willow Kitten is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from southern Yukon and British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south to Maryland and west to Utah and Oregon....
(Lintner, 1878) (was treated as a subspecies of furcula for some time) - Furcula scolopendrina (Boisduval, 1869)
- Furcula modesta (Hudson, 1891)