Phragmatobia
Encyclopedia
Phragmatobia is a scratch genus
of moth
s in the Arctiidae
family. Many tiger-moth species of small and medium size were described within this genus. However, only few are related to the type species:
All other species were separated into different genera, or still remain in Phragmatobia and wait for reviewers:
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. Many tiger-moth species of small and medium size were described within this genus. However, only few are related to the type species:
Species
- Phragmatobia amurensis Seitz, 1910
- Phragmatobia assimilans Walker, 1855
- Phragmatobia fuliginosaPhragmatobia fuliginosaThe Ruby Tiger is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Europe. There are a number of recognized subspecies, such as P. f. melitensis in Malta and P. f. borealis in Scotland.The wingspan is 35–45 mm...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Phragmatobia lineata Newman & Donahue, 1966
- Phragmatobia placida (Frivaldszky, 1835)
All other species were separated into different genera, or still remain in Phragmatobia and wait for reviewers:
- Phragmatobia coelestina Püngeler, 1904 - in OrontobiaOrontobiaOrontobia is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae from mountains of West China.- Species :* Orontobia coelestina - taxonomic position provisionally; no male known.* Orontobia mooseri de Freina, 1997...
- Phragmatobia fervida (Walker, 1855) - in SonorarctiaSonorarctiaSonorarctia is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae.-Species:*Sonorarctia fervida *Sonorarctia nundar -References:*...
- Phragmatobia flavata (Hampson, 1901)
- Phragmatobia flavescens (Rothschild, 1933)
- Phragmatobia fumipennis Hampson, 1891 - in BucaeaBucaeaBucaea is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae from Hindustan.-Species::*Bucaea fumipennis *Bucaea simplex -References:*...
- Phragmatobia hodeva (Druce, 1897) - in AllanwatsoniaAllanwatsoniaAllanwatsonia is a monotypic genus of moth in the family Arctiidae from Central America. It includes one species Allanwatsonia hodeva .-References:*...
- Phragmatobia karsholti Toulgoët, 1991
- Phragmatobia luctifera [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775 - in EpatolmisEpatolmisEpatolmis is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae. It consists of only one species, Epatolmis caesarea. It is found in Europe, Asia Minor, Southern Siberia, Amur, Mongolia, Northern China up to Korea and Japan....
- Phragmatobia modesta Maassen, 1890
- Phragmatobia nundar Dyar, 1907 - in SonorarctiaSonorarctiaSonorarctia is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae.-Species:*Sonorarctia fervida *Sonorarctia nundar -References:*...
- Phragmatobia oberthueri Rothschild, 1910 - in LymantriidaeLymantriidaeLymantriidae is a family of moths. Many of its component species are referred to as "Tussock moths" of one sort or another. The caterpillar, or larval, stage of these species often has a distinctive appearance of alternating bristles and haired projections...
- ? Phragmatobia parvula (Felder, 1874) - in PseudophragmatobiaPseudophragmatobiaPseudophragmatobia is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae from South Africa.-Species:* Pseudophragmatobia cinnamomea Krüger, 2009* Pseudophragmatobia limbata Krüger, 2009* Pseudophragmatobia salmo Krüger, 2009...
- Phragmatobia sanguinea (Hampson, 1907)
- Phragmatobia thursbyi (Rothschild, 1910)