Genus Olceclostera

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Works Cited

The Angel (Caterpillar) - Olceclostera angelica

Bentsen mystery moth - Olceclostera seraphica

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Bombycoidea

Family Bombycidae (Silkworm Moths)

Subfamily Apatelodinae

Genus Olceclostera

Explanation of Names

Author of genus was Butler, 1878. Olce may be from Italian dolce, sweet. The initial "d" is left off in some constructions. Clostera (Greek, "spindle") is a genus of Prominent Moths, Notodontidae, and this genus was originally placed there. (Sources: Gordh (1) and Internet searches.)

Numbers

Nearctica.com lists three species: angelica, indistincta, and seraphica.

Works Cited

1.	A Dictionary of Entomology By George Gordh, David H. Headrick

Contributed by Cotinis on 14 July, 2004 - 9:32pm
Last updated 19 February, 2005 - 9:27am

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