Arctornis

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Arctornis
Arctornis l-nigrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Lymantriinae
Tribe: Arctornithini
Holloway, 1999
Genus: Arctornis
Germar, 1810
Synonyms
  • Redoa Walker, 1855
  • Scarpona Walker, 1862
  • Cassidia Walker, 1862
  • Chatracharta Walker, 1862
  • Ciaca Walker, 1865
  • Sitvia Walker, 1865
  • Topomesa Walker, 1866
  • Kettelia Butler, 1879
  • Cobanilla Moore, [1883]
  • Kanchia Moore, [1883]
  • Topomesoides Strand, 1910
  • Carriola Swinhoe, 1922
  • Lymantralex Collenette, 1938
  • Ceylonica Gupta, Farooqi & Chaudhary, 1986

Arctornis is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae, and the sole member of the tribe Arctornithini.[1] The genus was erected by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1810.[2][3][4]

Species[edit]

The following species are included in the genus:[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wang, H. et al. (2015) Molecular phylogeny of Lymantriinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Erebidae) inferred from eight gene regions. Cladistics 31(6):579-592 DOI: 10.1111/cla.12108
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (January 8, 2019). "Arctornis Germar, 1810". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Arctornis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Arctornis Germar, 1810". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Arctornis". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 29 November 2014.