Heracula Moore 1866

Heracula is a genus of moths in the family Pseudobistonidae. It contains only one species, Heracula discivitta, which is found in India (Sikkim)^[1] and Nepal.^[2]

It used to be classified in the subfamily Lymantriinae of the family Erebidae until 2019, when it was moved to the recently created family Pseudobistonidae, in a newly created subfamily called Heraculinae.^[3]

References

Heracula 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