Epipleminae
Guides
Antiplecta triangularis
Antiplecta triangularis is a scoopwing moth in the family Uraniidae, first described by Warren in 1906. The species occurs across the Caribbean, Central America, and North America. It is assigned MONA/Hodges number 7652. As a member of subfamily Epipleminae, it belongs to a group of small moths characterized by distinctive wing shapes and postures.
Callizzia
scoopwing moths
Callizzia is a small genus of scoopwing moths in the family Uraniidae, containing two species. The genus was established by Packard in 1876 and is characterized by adults with sharply creased hindwings that form a distinctive scoop shape. The gray scoopwing moth (Callizzia amorata) serves as the type species, with its type specimen collected in Albany, New York. The genus is placed in the subfamily Epipleminae, though some taxonomic sources treat it as a synonym of Epiplema.
Philagraula slossoniae
Slosson's Scoopwing Moth
Philagraula slossoniae, commonly known as Slosson's Scoopwing Moth, is a small moth in the family Uraniidae, subfamily Epipleminae. The species was described by George D. Hulst in 1896 and is native to North America. It belongs to a group of moths characterized by distinctive wing modifications. The specific epithet honors a person with the surname Slosson, likely an entomologist or collector of the era.
Psamathia
Psamathia is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae, subfamily Epipleminae. The genus was established by Francis Walker in 1861. Species in this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions, particularly in Asia. The genus belongs to a family known for moths with distinctive wing shapes and often iridescent coloration.
Uraniidae
Swallowtail Moths, Sunset Moths
Uraniidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera, comprising approximately 700 species across 90 genera and four subfamilies. The family exhibits striking diversity in appearance and behavior: diurnal species are often brightly colored with iridescent scales and tail-like hindwing extensions, while nocturnal species are typically small and pale. Uraniidae are distributed throughout tropical regions of the Americas, Africa, and Indo-Australia. The family is closely related to Geometridae but distinguished by unique wing venation patterns. Some species, notably in the genus Chrysiridia, are known as 'sunset moths' and are apparently toxic, with aposematic coloration serving as predator warnings.