Lasiocampinae
Harris, 1841
Tent caterpillar moths (informal, group includes many species with this common name)
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2Lasiocampinae is a of within the Lasiocampidae, established by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841. The subfamily contains numerous distributed across Africa, Asia, and other regions, with many described from tropical and subtropical forests. Recent taxonomic work has revealed substantial cryptic diversity, with multiple resolved through genitalia and . The subfamily includes economically and ecologically significant species, some known as 'tent caterpillars' for their larval nesting .
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Lasiocampinae: /ˌlæsi.oʊˈkæmpɪniː/
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Distribution
The has a broad distribution spanning Africa (including Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Republic of South Africa, Central African Republic), Asia (Taiwan, mainland China including Guanxi and Jianxi Provinces, Vietnam), and other regions. Specific associations include miombo woodlands in Malawi, Congolian lowland forests, and mountainous regions in East Asia.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Hypotrabala lyovushkini sp. n. – an overlooked gem (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Selenepherini)
- Bombycoidea: Bombycidae: Bombycinae; Eupterotidae: Janinae, Striphnopteryginae, undetermined subfamily; Lasiocampidae: Lasiocampinae, undetermined subfamily
- Two new mainland sister species for the Taiwanese Bharetta owadai (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Argudini)
- Two new species close to Pachyna satanas from the Congolian forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae)
- Description of a new species of Lasiocesa Koçak from miombo woodlands in Malawi (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Pinarini)
- Description of two new species close to Sonitha alucard from the Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Gastropachini)
- Description of two new species of Dinometa from East Africa with remarks on D. maputuana (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae)
- Descriptions of two new genera and four new species out of “Gastroplakaeis delicatulus” (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampinae)