Miltochrista is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Description Palpi short and porrect (extending forward). Antennae with long cilia in male and bipectinated, and minute cilia in female. Tibia with short spurs. Forewings with vein 5 from just above lower angle of cell, vein 6 from upper angle or stalked with veins 7,8 and 9. Vein 10 from close to the angle of cell or before cell. Vein 11 from one-half to three-fourths length of cell and straight, or curved and running close along vein 12 or anastomosing with 12. Hindwings with vein 5 on a short stalk with vein 4, or from a point with it, or from above angle. Veins 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 from near end of cell.
Habitat They commonly live in grasslands, meadows, and open woodlands it varies by species but tend to be seen more in the summer months and are found in Europe, Asia, North America and Africa. Their larva typically eat algae, mosses and lichens while the adults have been sighted feeding on nectar.
Species These 265 species belong to Miltochrista:
Miltochrista acteola (Swinhoe, 1903) Miltochrista acteolina (Schaus, 1922) Miltochrista acutiseriata (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista adelfika Volynkin, N. Singh, Černý, Kirti & Datta, 2020 Miltochrista andamana (Moore, 1877) Miltochrista angulifera (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista angulinea (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista apicalis Walker, 1854 Miltochrista apiseriata (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista apuncta Rothschild, 1915 Miltochrista aquila (Černý, 2009) Miltochrista areolifera (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista artocarpi (Moore, 1878) Miltochrista asakurai Matsumura, 1927 Miltochrista ashleigera (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista asphida Volynkin, Černý, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023 Miltochrista atuntseica (Daniel, 1951) Miltochrista aureata (Rothschild, 1913) Miltochrista auritiformis (Černý, 2009) Miltochrista aurora (Hampson, 1891) Miltochrista bachma Volynkin & Derzhinsky, 2020 Miltochrista banlanga Volynkin & Černý, 2023 Miltochrista berdepsebunda Volynkin, Singh, Černý & Joshi, 2021 Miltochrista biseriata (Hampson, 1900) Miltochrista brunneata (Daniel, 1965) Miltochrista buruana (van Eecke, 1929) Miltochrista calamaria (Moore, 1888) Miltochrista calamina Butler, 1878 Miltochrista calcicola (Černý, 2016) Miltochrista carnea (Poujade, 1886) Miltochrista cataplictica Volynkin, Černý, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023 Miltochrista cepheus (Černý, 2009) Miltochrista chromatica (Swinhoe, 1891) Miltochrista cingula (Černý, 2009) Miltochrista circumdata (Walker, 1864) Miltochrista circumducta (Pagenstecher, 1900) Miltochrista clara Daniel, 1951 Miltochrista classeigera (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista conjunctana (Walker, 1866) Miltochrista conthytera Volynkin, Černý, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023 Miltochrista cornutochrista N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 Miltochrista corrigera (Volynkin & Bucsek, 2016) Miltochrista cornutia Volynkin, Černý & Huang, 2022 Miltochrista creatina (Snellen, 1879) Miltochrista cumseriata (Bucsek, 2012) Miltochrista cuneifera (Walker, 1862) Miltochrista cuneigera (Walker, 1862) Miltochrista curvifascia (Hampson, 1891) Miltochrista cylletona (Swinhoe, 1893) Miltochrista dagmarae (Černý, 2016) Miltochrista dankana Volynkin, Singh, Černý, Kirti & Datta, 2022 Miltochrista dasara (Moore, 1859) Miltochrista delia (Schaus, 1922) Miltochrista dentinebula (Černý, 2009) Miltochrista detracta Walker, 1859 Miltochrista dharma (Moore, 1879) Miltochrista diluta (Draeseke, 1926) Miltochrista discisigna (Moore, 1878) Miltochrista discistriga (Moore, 1878) Miltochrista diasticta Volynkin & Černý, 2022 Miltochrista distributa (Walker, 1862) Miltochrista dongi Huang & Volynkin, 2021 Miltochrista ecmelaena (Hampson, 1900) Miltochrista ehyrosta Volynkin, Černý, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023 Miltochrista ekliptica Volynkin, Saldaitis & Müller, 2022 Miltochrista enormitata (Bucsek, 2014) Miltochrista eos (Hampson, 1900) Miltochrista etalina Volynkin, Singh, Černý, Kirti & Datta, 2022 Miltochrista eugoana Volynkin & Černý, 2021 Miltochrista evae (Černý, 2016) Miltochrista excaviseriata (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista explanata Bucsek, 2020 Miltochrista falcihumilis N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 Miltochrista falciseriata (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista fascicornuta Volynkin, 2017 Miltochrista flavorosea Bucsek, 2020 Miltochrista flexuosa Leech, 1899 Miltochrista floccosa (Walker, 1864) Miltochrista fluctuata Volynkin, Černý & Huang, 2022 Miltochrista fruhstorferi (Aurivillius, 1894) Miltochrista fukiensis Daniel, 1955 Miltochrista fulvimarginata (Hampson, 1904) Miltochrista furcata (Reich, 1936) Miltochrista fusciramorum (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista gilva Daniel, 1951 Miltochrista goaensis (Kirti & Gill, 2009) Miltochrista grandigilva Fang, 2000 Miltochrista griseata (Leech, 1899) Miltochrista gyochiana Matsumura, 1927 Miltochrista hoenei (Daniel, 1952) Miltochrista hogani Volynkin & Huang, 2022 Miltochrista hollowai (Kirti & Gill, 2009) Miltochrista huashen Volynkin & Huang, 2021 Miltochrista humilis (Walker, 1854) Miltochrista hyphenovirgula Huang, Volynkin & Černý, 2022 Miltochrista hypophaeola (Hampson, 1900) Miltochrista idiomorfa Volynkin, Singh, Černý, Kirti & Datta, 2022 Miltochrista ila (Moore, 1859) Miltochrista inconspicua (Moore, 1878) Miltochrista indentata Schaus, 1922 Miltochrista infumata (Felder, 1874) Miltochrista intensa Rothschild, 1913 Miltochrista irregularis Rothschild, 1913 Miltochrista jarawa N. Singh, Volynkin, Kirti & Datta, 2020 Miltochrista jaroslavae (Černý, 2016) Miltochrista jucunda Fang, 1991 Miltochrista kerala Volynkin & Huang, 2022 Miltochrista khammouanea Bucsek, 2020 Miltochrista konta Volynkin, Černý & N. Singh, 2020 Miltochrista kontumica (Dubatolov & Bucsek, 2013) Miltochrista kosterini (Dubatolov & Bucsek, 2013) Miltochrista kravchenkoi Volynkin, Saldaitis & Müller, 2022 Miltochrista kumarkaustubhi Singh, Kirti, Joshi & Singh, 2023 Miltochrista labyrintha (Bucsek, 2012) Miltochrista lampra Volynkin, Černý, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023 Miltochrista lateritia (Černý, 2009) Miltochrista latimargo (Roepke, 1946) Miltochrista lavides Volynkin, Černý & N. Singh, 2020 Miltochrista lignea (Černý, 1995) Miltochrista likiangensis (Daniel, 1952) Miltochrista lineidistincta (Bucsek, 2012) Miltochrista lutara (Moore, 1859) Miltochrista lutarella Kalis, 1934 Miltochrista lutescens Rothschild, 1936 Miltochrista luzonica (Wileman & South, 1919) Miltochrista lyclenoides Černý, 2016 Miltochrista madathumala Singh, Kirti, Joshi & Singh, 2023 Miltochrista malayproducta (Bucsek, 2012) Miltochrista marginata (Walker, 1865) Miltochrista margita (van Eecke, 1926) Miltochrista mediobliqua Wu, Fu & Chang, 2013 Miltochrista megala (Hampson, 1900) Miltochrista megalytera Volynkin, Černý & Huang, 2022 Miltochrista melanapyga (Hampson, 1918) Miltochrista mentiens (Fang, 1993) Miltochrista mesilaulinea (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista miniata (Forster, 1771) - (rosy footman) Miltochrista minibunda (Černý, 2009) Miltochrista miraculosa Volynkin & Huang, 2022 Miltochrista modesta (Leech, 1899) Miltochrista modvena (Schaus, 1924) Miltochrista monoklina Volynkin & Huang, 2022 Miltochrista multiramorum (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista nataliae (Černý, 2016) Miltochrista neocuneifera N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 Miltochrista neoseriata N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 Miltochrista ni (Heylaerts, 1891) Miltochrista nigrilineata (Fang, 2000) Miltochrista nigrivena Leech, 1899 Miltochrista nigroanalis (Matsumura, 1927) Miltochrista nigrococcinea Bayarsaikhan, Volynkin & Bae, 2019 Miltochrista nubilalis (Hampson, 1894) Miltochrista nuiba Volynkin, Černý, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023 Miltochrista nujiangia Volynkin, Černý & Huang, 2022 Miltochrista obliqua (Hampson, 1891) Miltochrista obliquilinea (Swinhoe, 1901) Miltochrista obscurilinea (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista obscuripostica Dubatolov, Kishida & Wang, 2012 Miltochrista obsoleta (Moore, 1878) Miltochrista obsoletaria (Bucsek, 2014) Miltochrista obtusilinea (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista ochracea (Hampson, 1891) Miltochrista osthelderi (Daniel, 1951) Miltochrista pachia Volynkin, Saldaitis & Müller, 2022 Miltochrista pallida (Bremer, 1884) Miltochrista paraarcuata N. Singh, Kirti & Joshi, 2016 Miltochrista parallelina Hampson, 1894 Miltochrista parallelinaformis Bucsek, 2020 Miltochrista paraseriata N. Singh, Kirti & Joshi, 2016 Miltochrista parvulus Bucsek, 2020 Miltochrista pectena (Bucsek, 2012) Miltochrista pellucida (de Joannis, 1928) Miltochrista peloa (Swinhoe, 1904) Miltochrista perihaemia (Hampson, 1900) Miltochrista phaeoplagia (Hampson, 1900) Miltochrista phantasma (Hampson, 1907) Miltochrista phupana Volynkin & Černý, 2023 Miltochrista pingera (Bucsek, 2012) Miltochrista platyrhabda (Tams, 1935) Miltochrista poring (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista postbicolor (Rothschild, 1913) Miltochrista postnigra Hampson, 1894 Miltochrista postseriata (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista poststrigata Schaus, 1922 Miltochrista primaria Volynkin, Černý, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023 Miltochrista producta (Černý, 2009) Miltochrista pseudoarcuata N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 Miltochrista pseudobunda (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista pseudodistributa (Bucsek, 2014) Miltochrista pseudomodesta Joshi, Singh & Volynkin, 2017 Miltochrista pseudoobsoleta N. Singh, 2019 Miltochrista pseudoseriata N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 Miltochrista pudibunda (Snellen, 1880) Miltochrista puncakica (Dubatolov & Bucsek, 2014) Miltochrista punctata (Rothschild, 1913) Miltochrista punctilineata (Wileman & South, 1919) Miltochrista qingchenga Volynkin, Černý, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023 Miltochrista quadra Joshi, Singh & Volynkin, 2017 Miltochrista quadrata (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista radaricola (Černý, 2009) Miltochrista ranonga Volynkin & Černý, 2023 Miltochrista reflexusa (Fang, 2000) Miltochrista rhabdota (Rothschild, 1920) Miltochrista rigidistria Candèze, 1927 Miltochrista rolleri Bucsek, 2020 Miltochrista rosacea (Bremer, 1861) Miltochrista rosalia (Hampson, 1914) Miltochrista roseogrisea (Rothschild, 1913) Miltochrista rubricans (Leech, 1890) Miltochrista rufescens (Rothschild, 1912) Miltochrista ruptifascia (Hampson, 1893) Miltochrista semifascia (Walker, 1854) Miltochrista setozia Volynkin, Černý & Huang, 2022 Miltochrista sexpuncta Hampson, 1894 Miltochrista simonka (Bucsek, 2014) Miltochrista simplicior (Matsumura, 1927) Miltochrista solita (Walker, 1854) Miltochrista soloma Volynkin, Černý, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023 Miltochrista stenovalva Volynkin, N. Singh, Černý, Kirti & Datta, 2020 Miltochrista striata (Wileman, 1910) Miltochrista strigatula (Rothschild, 1913) Miltochrista strigibasis (de Joannis, 1930) Miltochrista strigipennis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Miltochrista swanni Volynkin, Černý, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023 Miltochrista szetschwanica (Daniel, 1952) Miltochrista taprobana (Hampson, 1907) Miltochrista taragmena Volynkin & Huang, 2022 Miltochrista tenella Fang, 1991 Miltochrista tenera Bucsek, 2020 Miltochrista tenuiprocessa Volynkin, Černý, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023 Miltochrista terminata (Moore, 1878) Miltochrista terminospota (N. Singh, Kirti & Joshi, 2015) Miltochrista terrarega Singh, Raha & Joshi, 2024 Miltochrista testata (Černý, 2016) Miltochrista tibeta Daniel, 1951 Miltochrista tinsukia Volynkin, Saldaitis & Müller, 2022 Miltochrista tronga (Schaus, 1922) Miltochrista tsimphida Volynkin, Černý, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023 Miltochrista tsinglingensis Daniel, 1951 Miltochrista tumida Volynkin, Černý, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023 Miltochrista tuta Fang, 1991 Miltochrista uncalis (Kirti & Gill, 2009) Miltochrista undulata (Swinhoe, 1903) Miltochrista undulosa (Walker, 1854) Miltochrista undunoides N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 Miltochrista unguifera (Holloway, 2001) Miltochrista unica Bucsek, 2020 Miltochrista uniformeola (Hampson, 1900)