Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. [1] The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. 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 (Miller, 1992).

2024年11月30日 · Below is a guide to the local subfamilies of Notodontidae. The images included are meant to be illustrative of the general appearance of each subfamily as an aid for narrowing down possibilities for identification.

The Notodontidae are members of the Superfamily Noctuoidea. These medium-sized moths have stout bodies and are typically drab--brown or grayish in color. Female prominents are generally larger than males. The proboscis varies widely; it is specialized in …

2009年4月14日 · Family Notodontidae: Prominents Diagnosis: fw venation trifid; f/hw with differing patterns, fw pattern often simplified or modified into lateral shades or fasciae; meta-thoracic tympanum present (often hidden in the vestiture) and oriented ventrad.

Pronunciation: [Note·oh·DON-ti⋅dee] Common Name: Prominents. Description: Adult notodontids are medium-sized moths with mottled gray or brown coloration. At rest, wings are held tent-like over the body or rolled along the sides to resemble a stick.

Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. 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 (Miller, 1992).

The Notodontidae, as here defined, is a monophyletic group. Six adult and five larval synapomorphies support monophyly, but none occur universally. The genus Doa Neumoegen and Dyar (Doidae) is hypothesized to be the sister-group of the Notodontidae.

2015年9月1日 · The Prominents (family Notodontidae) are a bunch of long-winged, hairy, often-drab, mostly-tropical moths. Of the 3,800 species in the family, 138 are found in North America (half of them in Eastern forests).

Prominent moths, family Notodontidae (including processionary moths), total 3,562 species from all faunal regions, most from the Neotropics (1,766 sp.); actual world fauna likely exceeds 4,000 species.

Notodontidae. With Thaumetopoeidae and Dioptidae included as subfamilies, this is a large and diverse family. Adults (Figs. 86 and 87) are medium- to large-sized (FW 16–50+mm), typically with relativelylong FW and stout body that extends 2 or more times the width of the HW. The head often has scale tufts or crests; antennae are usually ...