Arctiidae
Translingual
Arctia (genus within Arctiidae)
Etymology
Arctia, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”) + -idae
Proper noun
Arctiidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – tiger moths, footmen, lichen moths, wasp moths; in caterpillar form: woolly bears, woolly worms, tussock moths, now subfamily Arctiinae in family Noctuidae.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Lepidoptera - order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Noctuoidea - superfamily
References
- Arctiidae in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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