Carcinarctia
Carcinarctia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1901 and they are found in the Afrotropics.
| Carcinarctia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Spilosomina |
| Genus: | Carcinarctia Hampson, 1901 |
| Type species | |
| Carcinarctia metamelaena Hampson, 1901[1] | |
Species
- Carcinarctia kivuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1924
- Carcinarctia laeliodes Hampson, 1916
- Carcinarctia laeliodes fasciata Debauche, 1942
- Carcinarctia metamelaena Hampson, 1901
- Carcinarctia rougeoti Toulgoët, 1977
- Carcinarctia rufa (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
References
- Savela, Markku. "Carcinarctia Hampson, 1901". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
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External links
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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