The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893.
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. Many tussock moth caterpillars have urticating hairs (often hidden among longer, softer hairs), which can cause painful reactions if they come into contact with skin.
The subfamily Lymantriinae includes about 350 known genera and over 2,500 known species found in every continent except Antarctica. They are particularly concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and South America. One estimate lists 258 species in Madagascar alone.[1] Apart from oceanic islands, notable places that do not host lymantriines include the Antilles and New Caledonia.[1]
^ abSchaefer, Paul (1989). "Diversity in form, function, behavior, and ecology", In: USDA Forest Service (ed.): Proceedings, Lymantriidae: A Comparison of Features of New and Old World Tussock Moths: 1-19. Broomall, PA
The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893. Many...
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Eala is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1937. Eala hemiluta Collenette, 1937 Congo...
have been in use (as 'Gipsey') as early as 1832. Moths of the subfamily Lymantriinae are commonly called tussock moths due to the tussock-like tufts of hair...
Present status of the genus Sphrageidus Maes, 1984 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae) from India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 12(9): 16153–16160. doi:10.11609/jott...
Ogoa is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Francis Walker in 1856. The species are known from Africa. Ogoa fuscovenata Wichgraf...
common names because they have been misidentified as members of the Lymantriinae subfamily based on the characteristics of the larvae. The subfamily was...
largest family in Lepidoptera for a long time, but after regrouping Lymantriinae, Catocalinae and Calpinae within the family Erebidae, the latter holds...
Crorema is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855. Some species of this genus are: Crorema adspersa...
Eloria noyesi, the coca tussock moth, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Schaus in 1927. It is beige and its larvae feed on coca...
Ivela is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1903. The type species is I. auripes. Ivela auripes [ja]...
Thagona is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1883. Thagona amalita (Schaus, 1921) southern...
Pirgula is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Tessmann in 1921. Some species are: Pirgula atrinotata (Butler, 1897)...
Aroa is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout...
Leucoma salicis, the white satin moth or satin moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th...
Rhypopteryx is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1879. Some species of this...
Orgyia leucostigma, the white-marked tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. The...
Otroeda is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854. Otroeda aino (Bryk, 1915) Otroeda cafra (Drury...
asiatica and L. d. subsp. japonica. The family is Erebidae, subfamily Lymantriinae.: 9 Lymantriid larvae are commonly called tussock moths because of the...
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Joseph Witt in 1980. It is found in Turkey. Witt, T.J. & L.Ronkay, 2011: "Lymantriinae and Arctiinae - Including Phylogeny and Check List of the Quadrifid Noctuoidea...
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