Spiris
Encyclopedia
Spiris is a genus
of moth
s in the Arctiidae
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 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.
Species
- Spiris striataSpiris striataThe Feathered Footman is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Europe, Anatolia, Kazakhstan, Siberia and Mongolia .The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The moth flies May to August depending on the location....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Spiris bipunctata (Staudinger, 1892)