Poecilarctia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Spilosomina |
| Genus: | Poecilarctia Aurivillius, 1921 |
| Species: | P. venata
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| Binomial name | |
| Poecilarctia venata Aurivillius, 1921
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Poecilarctia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Poecilarctia venata, can be found in Zimbabwe and Malawi. Both the genus and species were first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1921.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Poecilarctia Aurivillius, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Poecilarctia Aurivillius, 1921". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
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