Interesting Facts
Description
Family Notodontidae
'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 some species and reduced in others. When resting, prominents either hold
their wings
like a roof over the body or roll them, causing the moth to look like a stick
. Larvae of some species are oddly shaped and look like parts of the host plant. Others are brightly colored
and striped. Some are serious forest
pests. Most prominents overwinter
as larvae, pupating in a cell
in the soil or in a loose
cocoon
on the ground
in the spring
.
'[1]
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,412 meters (0 to 4,633 feet).[2]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
()
- Superorder:
Amphiesmenoptera
()
- Order:
Lepidoptera
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Butterflies and Moths
- Suborder:
Glossata
()
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
()
- Superfamily:
Noctuoidea
()
- Family:
Notodontidae
()
- Prominent Moths
- Genus:
Eragisa
()
- Specific name:
ligata
- schaus 1911
- Scientific name: - Eragisa ligata schaus 1911
- Specific name:
ligata
- schaus 1911
- Genus:
Eragisa
(
- Family:
Notodontidae
(
- Superfamily:
Noctuoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
(
- Suborder:
Glossata
(
- Order:
Lepidoptera
(
- Superorder:
Amphiesmenoptera
(
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Eragisa
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Release date: June 15, 2005
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- The Global Lepidoptera Names Index2, 12.2, 2005.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Costa Rica): Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 9773847
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-63380.0
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1723882
Footnotes
- http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=31&sci=Notodontidae&com=Prominents [back]
- Mean = 486.500 meters (1,596.129 feet), Standard Deviation = 668.610 based on 24 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
