Rhodogastria
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Rhodogastria is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae
from South Africa
. Formerly this genus name was mistakenly used for Amerila
species.
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...
from South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Formerly this genus name was mistakenly used for Amerila
Amerila
Amerila is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae. A number of species in this genus have a special defence mechanism when they are in their adult stage. When disturbed, they exude a frothy yellow fluid from glands beside the eyes, while making a sizzling noise to ward off their attacker...
species.
Species
- Rhodogastria amasis (Cramer, 1779)
- Rhodogastria similis (Möschler, 1884)