Ceratocampinae
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The Cercophaninae are a subfamily of the peacock moth (Saturniidae). The group includes around 170 species in 27 genera.
features
The subfamily includes both butterflies, which are among the smallest, as well as those which are among the largest peacock spiders. The color of the wings is based on dry leaves, although some diurnal species of the genus Anisota imitate hymenoptera . The male moths of the Cercophaninae, with the exception of those of the genus Bathyphlebia, only have double-pinnate antennae up to the last third, the last third is thread- shaped . However, this genus is placed in the subfamily Arsenurinae by some authors . The body of the moth is large and elongated in relation to the wings. The moths are similar to swarms , or clucks .
The eggs are quite large compared to those of the rest of the peacock moth. They are transparent so that you can see the developing embryo. The appendages of the caterpillars (scoli) are clearly pronounced and forked in the first stage. The body of adult caterpillars is hairy and has scoli on the back of the thorax , which are changed to horn-like appendages. The pupae are thorny and have a clearly formed cremaster . Pupation takes place in a chamber in the ground.
Occurrence and way of life
The Cercophaninae are native to both Americas, with 23 of the 170 species in 6 genera in North America. Most of the species fly there in the southwest, in and around the mountain regions in southeast Arizona. They fly here during the summer monsoon rains.
Systematics
The Natural History Museum's Global Lepidoptera Names Index lists the following genera of the subfamily:
- Adeloneivaia Travassos , 1940
- Adelowalkeria Travassos , 1941
- Almeidella Oiticica , 1946
- Anisota Huebner , 1820
- Ceratesa Michener , 1949
- Ceropoda Michener , 1949
- Cicia Oiticica , 1964
- Citheronia Huebner , 1819
- Citheronula Michener , 1949
- Dacunju Travassos & Noronha , 1965
- Dryocampa Harris , 1833
- Eacles Huebner , 1819
- Giacomellia Bouvier , 1930
- Megaceresa Michener , 1949
- Neorcarnegia Draudt , 1930
- Procitheronia Michener , 1949
- Psigida Oiticica , 1959
- Psilopygida Michener , 1949
- Psilopygoides Michener , 1949
- Ptiloscola Michener , 1949
- Rachesa Michener , 1949
- Schausiella Bouvier , 1930
- Scolesa Michener , 1949
- Sphingicampa Walsh , 1864
- Syssphinx Huebner , 1819
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e P. M. Tuskes, JP Tuttle, MM Collins: The Wild Silkmoths of North America. A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada . Ed .: George C. Eickwort. 1st edition. Cornell University Press, Ithaca / London 1996, ISBN 0-8014-3130-1 , pp. 59 (English).
- ↑ a b c Niels P. Kristensen: Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies . In: Maximilian Fischer (Ed.): Handbook of Zoology . 1st edition. tape 4 - Arthropoda: Insecta , volume 35. de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1998, ISBN 3-11-015704-7 , p. 340 (English).
- ↑ Butterflies and Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-species - Ceratocampinae ( Memento of the original of November 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
literature
- Niels P. Kristensen: Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies . In: Maximilian Fischer (Ed.): Handbook of Zoology . 1st edition. tape 4 - Arthropoda: Insecta , volume 35. de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1998, ISBN 3-11-015704-7 (English).
- PM Tuskes, JP Tuttle, MM Collins: The Wild Silkmoths of North America. A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada . Ed .: George C. Eickwort. 1st edition. Cornell University Press, Ithaca / London 1996, ISBN 0-8014-3130-1 (English).
