Scotura
Encyclopedia
Scotura is a genus
of moth
s of the Notodontidae
family. It consists of the following species:
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 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...
family. It consists of the following species:
- annulata species group:
- Scotura aeroptera Miller, 2008
- Scotura annulataScotura annulataScotura annulata is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from Texas, south through Central America to at least French Guiana.The larvae have been recorded on Hybanthus prunifolius in Panama....
(Guérin-Ménéville, 1844) - Scotura bugabensis (Druce, 1895)
- auriceps species group:
- Scotura atelozona Prout, 1918
- Scotura auriceps Butler, 1878
- Scotura contracta Dognin, 1923
- Scotura delineata Dognin, 1923
- Scotura longigutta Warren, 1909
- Scotura nigrata Warren, 1906
- Scotura nigricaput Dognin, 1923
- Scotura transversa (Warren, 1906)
- Scotura vestigiata Prout, 1918
- flavicapilla species group:
- Scotura abstracta Prout, 1918
- Scotura flavicapilla (Hübner, 1823)
- Scotura fulviceps (C. and R. Felder, 1874)
- Scotura fusciceps Warren, 1909
- Scotura intermedia Warren, 1909
- Scotura leucophleps Warren, 1909
- Scotura nervosa Schaus, 1896
- Scotura niveilimba Miller, 2008
- Scotura occidentalis Miller, 2008
- Scotura quadripuncta Miller, 2008
- Scotura signata Hering, 1925
- Scotura venata (Butler, 1877)