Micrarctia
Micrarctia is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Seitz in 1910. Its only species, M. trigona, was first described by John Henry Leech in 1899. It is found from the Chinese provinces of Qinghai and Sichuan.[1]
| Micrarctia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Micrarctia Seitz, 1910 |
| Species: | M. trigona |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrarctia trigona (Leech, 1899) | |
Taxonomy
In the 20th century, this genus name was used for many small tiger moths from different subtribes, which were later separated into their own genera: Palearctia, Sibirarctia, Sinoarctia, Lithosarctia, Sinowatsonia.
References
- Savela, Markku. "Micrarctia Seitz, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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