Notodontinae
Encyclopedia
Notodontinae is the nominate subfamily of the moth
family
Notodontidae
. The Ptilodoninae
are sometimes merged herein. The genus
list is preliminary, as not all Notodontidae have been assigned to subfamilies yet.
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...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by 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...
. The Ptilodoninae
Ptilodoninae
Ptilodoninae is a subfamily of the moth family Notodontidae. They are sometimes merged into the Notodontinae. The genus list is preliminary, as not all Notodontidae have been assigned to subfamilies yet.- Genera :* Allodonta* Allodontoides...
are sometimes merged herein. The genus
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...
list is preliminary, as not all Notodontidae have been assigned to subfamilies yet.