Orvasca Walker 1865

Orvasca is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865.

Species

The following species are included in the genus:^[1]

• Orvasca aliena Butler, 1886
• Orvasca ashleyi Holloway, 1999
• Orvasca aurantiaca Hampson, 1893
• Orvasca bicolor Heylaerts, 1892
• Orvasca brunneva Holloway, 1999
• Orvasca dimorphissima Holloway, 1994
• Orvasca dolichocera Collenette, 1938
• Orvasca eva Schintlmeister, 1994
• Orvasca flavocinerea van Eecke, 1928
• Orvasca fulvonigra Swinhoe, 1903
• Orvasca kilanas Holloway, 1999
• Orvasca lavella Bethune-Baker, 1910
• Orvasca limbata Butler, 1881
• Orvasca panabra Turner, 1902
• Orvasca paradoxa Butler, 1886
• Orvasca primula Holloway, 1999
• Orvasca rufalba Holloway, 1976
• Orvasca sciasticta Collenette, 1938
• Orvasca semifusca Walker, 1869
• Orvasca subnotata Walker, 1865
• Orvasca vespertilionis Holloway, 1976
• Orvasca waterstradti Holloway, 1976

References

Orvasca is een geslacht van vlinders uit de onderfamilie donsvlinders (Lymantriinae). De wetenschappelijke naam van het geslacht is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1865 door Francis Walker.

De typesoort is: Orvasca subnotata Walker, 1865

Synoniemen

• Chionophasma Butler, 1886
  • Typesoort: Chionophasma paradoxa Butler, 1886
• Ocybola Turner, 1912
  • Typesoort: Orgyia semifusca Walker, 1869

Soorten

• Orvasca aliena
• Orvasca ashleyi
• Orvasca aurantiaca
• Orvasca bicolor
• Orvasca brunneva
• Orvasca dimorphissima
• Orvasca dolichocera
• Orvasca eva
• Orvasca flavocinerea
• Orvasca fulvonigra
• Orvasca heterocolor
• Orvasca irrorata
• Orvasca kilanas
• Orvasca lavella
• Orvasca limbata
• Orvasca panabra
• Orvasca paradoxa
• Orvasca primula
• Orvasca rufalba
• Orvasca sciasticta
• Orvasca semifusca
• Orvasca subnotata
• Orvasca vespertilionis
• Orvasca waterstradti

• Wang, H.-S., Wang, M. & Fan, X.-L., 2011: Notes on the tribe Nygmiini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae) from Nanling National Nature Reserve, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 2887: 57–68.

Orvasca é um gênero de traça pertencente à família Arctiidae.^[1]

Referências

Bibliografia

• Bates DL, Fenton MB (1990) Aposematism or startle? Predators learn their responses to the defenses of prey. Can J Zool 68:49–52
• Dunning DC, Krüger M (1995) Aposematic sounds in African moths. Biotropica 27:227–231
• Dunning DC, Acharya L, Merriman CB, Ferro LD (1992) Interactions between bats and arctiid moths. Can J Zool 70:2218–2223
• Fullard JH, Fenton MB, Simmons JA (1979) Jamming bat echolocation: the clicks of arctiid moths. Can J Zool 57:647–649
• William Conner (ed.). (2009). Tiger moths and woolly bears : behavior, ecology, and evolution of the Arctiidae. Oxford University Press: New York. ISBN 9780195327373