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Genus Arctia

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Print References · Works Cited
unknown moth...can't find it in our books - Arctia caja - female Platarctia parthenos larva maybe - Arctia parthenos Unknown Moth - Arctia plantaginis - male Unknown caterpillar - Arctia virginalis 8162 – Platarctia parthenos – St. Lawrence Tiger Moth - Arctia parthenos St. Lawrence Tiger Moth - Arctia parthenos Caterpillar - Arctia virginalis Another Wood Tiger Moth - Arctia plantaginis - male
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Arctiinae (Tiger and Lichen Moths)
Tribe Arctiini (Tiger Moths)
Subtribe Arctiina
Genus Arctia
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Arctia Schrank, 1802
Parasemia Hübner, 1820, n. syn. in in Ronka et al. (2016)
Platarctia Packard, 1864, n. syn. in in Ronka et al. (2016)
Platyprepia Dyar, 1897, n. syn. in in Ronka et al. (2016)
Acerbia Sotavalta, 1963, n. syn. in in Ronka et al. (2016)
Pararctia Sotavalta, 1965, n. syn. in in Ronka et al. (2016)
Explanation of Names
Generic name Arctia from Greek meaning "bear", for the appearance of the hairy larvae. (1)
Print References
Ronka, K., J. Mappes, L. Kaila, N. Wahlberg, 2016. Putting Parasemia in its phylogenetic place: a molecular analysis of the subtribe Arctiina (Lepidoptera). Systematic Entomology, 41(4): 844-853.
Works Cited
1.An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names.
Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.
Contributed by Matthew Roth on 3 August, 2005 - 8:34am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Randy Hardy
Last updated 26 May, 2021 - 12:53pm

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