Doidae
Encyclopedia
Doidae is a family
of Lepidoptera
. It is sometimes treated as a subfamily of the Notodontidae
. Species have been placed in the Arctiidae
, Lymantriidae
and the Dioptidae.
The family includes about six species, which are found in the south-western United States
, Mexico
and neighbouring areas.
Selected genera:
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...
of Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
. It is sometimes treated as a subfamily 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...
. Species have been placed 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...
, Lymantriidae
Lymantriidae
Lymantriidae 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...
and the Dioptidae.
The family includes about six species, which are found in the south-western United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and neighbouring areas.
Selected genera:
- DoaDoa (moth)Doa is a genus of moths of the Doidae family.-Species:*Doa ampla *Doa cubana Schaus, 1906*Doa dora Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894*Doa raspa Druce, 1894*Doa translucida Dognin, 1910...
(e.g. Doa amplaDoa amplaDoa ampla is a moth of the Doidae family. It is found from western Texas and Colorado to Arizona, south into Mexico.The wingspan is about 37 mm....
) - LeuculodesLeuculodesLeuculodes is a genus of moths of the Doidae family.-Species:*Leuculodes dianaria Dyar, 1914*Leuculodes lacteolaria Hulst, 1896*Leuculodes lephassa Druce, 1897...
(e.g. Leuculodes lacteolariaLeuculodes lacteolariaLeuculodes lacteolaria is a moth of the Doidae family. It is found in neotropical Central America, north to Arizona.-External links:***...
)
External links
- Belize moths Image of Doa raspe