Lyces
Encyclopedia
Lyces is a genus
of moth
s of the Notodontidae
family. It consists of the following species:
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. It consists of the following species:
- Lyces andosaLyces andosaLyces andosa is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found on the Pacific slope of north-western Colombia....
(Druce, 1911) - Lyces angulosaLyces angulosaLyces angulosa is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is endemic to the Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil....
Walker, 1854 - Lyces annulataLyces annulataLyces annulata is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from Venezuela to Peru along the eastern slopes of the Andes.Larvae have been reared on Passiflora nitida, Passiflora cyanea and Passiflora maliformis....
(Dognin, 1909) - Lyces ariacaLyces ariacaLyces ariaca is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from southern Mexico to Honduras....
(Druce, 1885) - Lyces attenuataLyces attenuataLyces attenuata is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is known almost exclusively from material collected by Fassl in 1907-1908 in western Colombia....
J.S. Miller, 2009 - Lyces aurimutuaLyces aurimutuaLyces aurimutua is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is endemic to the Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil....
Walker, 1854 - Lyces bananaLyces bananaLyces banana is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is known from only seven specimens collected in Brazil more than 100 years ago....
(Warren, 1901) - Lyces constrictaLyces constrictaLyces constricta is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in the Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul....
(Warren, 1901) - Lyces cruciataLyces cruciataLyces cruciata is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama....
(Butler, 1875) - Lyces enaLyces enaLyces ena is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from Panama to Brazil and Amazonian Peru, and also occurring on Trinidad....
(Boisduval, 1870) - Lyces enoidesLyces enoidesLyces enoides is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Honduras and Mexico....
Boisduval, 1870 - Lyces eterusialisLyces eterusialisLyces eterusialis is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found on the slopes of the Andes east of Bogotá, Colombia.-External links:*...
Walker, 1864 - Lyces flavissimaLyces flavissimaLyces flavissima is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from eastern Ecuador to the Guyanas.Larvae have been reared on Passiflora ambigua....
Walker, 1854 - Lyces fluoniaLyces fluoniaLyces fluonia is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in the cloud forests of Ecuador and Peru.Larvae have been reared on Passiflora mollissima....
(Druce, 1885) - Lyces fornaxLyces fornaxLyces fornax is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found at mid-elevations on the eastern slopes of the Andes from Ecuador to Bolivia.Larvae have been reared on Passiflora ligularis....
Druce, 1885 - Lyces gopalaLyces gopalaLyces gopala is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is endemic to the state of Mérida in the mountains of western Venezuela.The larvae feed on Passiflora species, including Passiflora cuneata and Passiflora gritensis....
(Dognin, 1891) - Lyces ignorataLyces ignorataLyces ignorata is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is probably endemic to Colombia....
(Hering, 1925) - Lyces latistrigaLyces latistrigaLyces latistriga is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is only known from the Andean foothills of south-eastern Peru....
(Hering, 1925) - Lyces longistriaLyces longistriaLyces longistria is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in eastern Ecuador.Larvae have been reared on Passiflora monadelpha....
(Warren, 1904) - Lyces minutaLyces minutaLyces minuta is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is endemic to eastern Ecuador....
(Druce, 1885) - Lyces patulaLyces patulaLyces patula is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is endemic to montane central Colombia....
(Walker, 1864) - Lyces solarisLyces solarisLyces solaris is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is known from Peru, Bolivia and Argentina....
(SchausWilliam SchausWilliam Schaus was an American entomologist.-Life:William was son of William Schaus, Sr., a German-immigrant art collector and dealer, proprietor of the Schaus Galleries, and of Margaret Connover....
, 1892) - Lyces striataLyces striataLyces striata is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is endemic to the Pacific slope of Ecuador and Colombia.It is engaged in mimicry with the arctiid Crocomela erectistria.Larvae have been reared on Passiflora chelidonea....
(Druce, 1885) - Lyces tamaraLyces tamaraLyces tamara is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in southern Mexico and Guatemala....
(Hering, 1925) - Lyces vulturataLyces vulturataLyces vulturata is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found on high-altitudes in PeruIt is involved in Müllerian mimicry with the arctiid Crocomela flammifera....
(Warren, 1904)