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.
Arctiidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Arctiidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Arctiidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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