Arcte
| Arcte | |
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| Arcte coerula | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Calpinae |
| Genus: | Arcte Kollar, [1844] |
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Arcte is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Vincenz Kollar in 1844.
Description
[edit]Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head, and short third joint. Antennae quite simple. Thorax and abdomen clothed with long hair. Abdomen[1] in male with a strongly ridged chitinous rasp on center of dorsum of penultimate segment, probably played on by the strong chitinous spurs of the hindlegs. Tibia fringed with long hairs.
Species
[edit]There are five species assigned to this genus:[2]
- Arcte coerula (Guenée, 1852)
- Arcte modesta (van der Hoeven, 1840)
- Arcte nigrescens Butler, 1886
- Arcte polygrapha Kollar, 1844
- Arcte taprobana Moore, 1885
References
[edit]- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths - Vol. II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "Arcte Kollar, 1844". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- Savela, Markku (ed.). "Arcte Kollar, [1844]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Arcte Kollar, 1844". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
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