Macrocneme iole

Description

Family Arctiidae

'The Arctiidae are members of the Superfamily Noctuoidea. Worldwide in distribution, moths of this family are richest in the tropics. The small to medium-sized adults are often white, yellow, orange, or red with black markings on the forewings . Some adults are day-fliers, while others are nocturnal . Larvae are typically very hairy ; some tiger moth larvae are called "woolly bears." Larvae feed on lichens as well as herbaceous and woody plants , and some species are forest pests. Pupation takes place in cocoons made of matted larval hair and little or no silk .

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
        Suborder: Glossata ()
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Superfamily: Noctuoidea ()
        Family: Arctiidae () - Tiger Moths
        Subfamily: Arctiinae ()
        Genus: Macrocneme ()
        Specific name: iole - Druce 1884
        Scientific name: - Macrocneme iole Druce 1884

Notes

Name Status: Provisionally Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Beccaloni G.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Macrocneme

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 37 species and subspecies in this genus:

M. adonis · M. affinis · M. albitarsia · M. albiventer · M. alesa · M. aurifera · M. boliviana · M. cabimensis · M. caerulescens · M. chionopus · M. chiriquicola · M. chrysitis (Macrocneme Chrysitis) · M. cinyras · M. cupreipennis · M. cyanea · M. cyllarus · M. deceptans · M. euphrasia · M. fenestrata · M. ferrea · M. guyanensis · M. immanis · M. indistincta · M. intacta · M. iole · M. lades · M. leucostigma · M. maja · M. naja · M. semiviridis · M. spinivalva · M. thyra · M. thyridia · M. verdivittata · M. vidua · M. viridis · M. yepezi

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Contributors

Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 15, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Data Sources

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Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6319149
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-32860.0
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1695978

Footnotes

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=32&sci=Arctiidae&com=Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths [back]