Doratifera
Sign in to saveDoratifera is a genus of cup-moth caterpillars in the family Limacodidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan in 1841. There are about 13 described species in Doratifera, found primarily in Australia. They are called cup-moths because of the shape of their cocoons. In the species Doratifera vulnerans, the venom has a complex structure having 151 different protein-based toxins produced from 59 distinct protein families. The venom can be used in pesticides and drugs.
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Doratifera is a genus of cup-moth caterpillars in the family Limacodidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan in 1841. There are about 13 described species in Doratifera, found primarily in Australia. They are called cup-moths because of the shape of their cocoons. In the species Doratifera vulnerans, the venom has a complex structure having 151 different protein-based toxins produced from 59 distinct protein families. The venom can be used in pesticides and drugs.
==Species== These 13 species belong to the genus Doratifera: Doratifera casta Scott, 1864 Doratifera corallina Turner, 1902 Doratifera nagodina Hering, 1931 Doratifera ochroptila Turner, 1926 Doratifera olorina Turner, 1926 Doratifera oxleyi Newman, 1855 Doratifera pinguis Walker, 1855 Doratifera quadriguttata Walker, 1855 Doratifera rufa Bethune-Baker, 1904 Doratifera stenora Turner, 1902 Doratifera trigona Turner, 1942 Doratifera unicolora Swinhoe, 1902 Doratifera vulnerans Lewin, 1805
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