Arctiidae

Arctiidae is a lairge an diverse faimily o mochs wi aroond 11,000 species foond aw ower the warld, includin 6,000 neotropical species. This faimily includes the groups commonly kent as teeger mochs (or teegers), which uisually hae bricht colours, fitmen (which are uisually much drabber), lichen mochs an wasp mochs. Mony species hae 'hairy' caterpillars which are popularly kent as ooie beirs or ooie worms. The scienteefic name refers tae this (Gk. αρκτος = a beir). Caterpillars mey an aa gang bi the name 'tussock mochs' (mair uisually this refers tae Lymantriidae, houiver).

Arctiidae
Harnessed teeger moch Apantesis phalerata
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Cless:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfaimily:	Noctuoidea
Faimily:	Erebidae
Subfaimily:	Arctiinae (Leach, 1815)
Teep species
Arctia caja (Linnaeus, 1758)
Diversity
1,400–1,500 genera Approximately 11,000 speshies

Freemit airtins

• Faimily Arctiidae Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine at Lepidoptera.pro
• Belize Arctiidae Deegital colour "plates"
• Jamaica Actiidae Deegital colour "plates"
• Deegital images o Neotropical Arctiidae an Geometridae Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
• SZM Deegital images Archived 2003-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
• Butterflees an Mochs o North Americae - Apantesis nais - Tiger Moch
• on the UF / IFAS Featurt Creaturs Wab steid
  • Empyreuma affinis, spottit oleander caterpillar
  • Estigmene acrea, saltmarsh caterpillar
  • Lycomorpha pholus, black an yellae lichen moch
  • Lymire edwardsii, Edwards wasp moch
  • Syntomeida epilais, oleander caterpillar Archived 2010-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
  • Utetheisa ornatrix, bella moch
• Beattyville Wolly Worm Festival 2012 Steid Archived 2012-08-12 at the Wayback Machine