Cimeliidae

Cimeliidae, the gold moths (formerly known as Axiidae^[1]), is a family of moths that is now placed in the macroheteroceran superfamily Drepanoidea,^[2] although previously placed in its own superfamily.^[1] Uniquely, they have a pair of pocket-like organs on the seventh abdominal spiracle of the adult moth^[3] which are only possibly sound receptive organs.^[4] They are quite large and brightly coloured moths that occur in southern Europe and feed on species of Euphorbia. Sometimes they are attracted to light. The family was first described by Pierre Chrétien in 1916.^[3]

Cimeliidae
Axia margarita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Clade:	Ditrysia
Clade:	Apoditrysia
Clade:	Obtectomera
Clade:	Macroheterocera
Superfamily:	Drepanoidea
Family:	Cimeliidae Chrétien, 1916
Genera
Axia Epicimelia
Synonyms
Axiidae Rebel, 1919

Further reading

• J. J. De Freina & T. J. Witt (1987). Die Bombyces und Sphinges der Westpalearktis. ISBN 3-926285-00-1.
• Christopher O'Toole, ed. (2002). Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders. ISBN 1-55297-612-2.
• Ahmet Ömer Koçak (1983). "Additions and corrections to the names published in "Systematic and synonymic list of the Lepidoptera of France, Belgium and Corsica" by Leraut, 1980". Priamus. 2. Ankara: 137–157.