Scearctia

Genus of moths

Scearctia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Scearctia

Hering, 1925
Species:
S. figulina
Binomial name
Scearctia figulina
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Gangamela figulina Butler, 1877

Scearctia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae described by Hering in 1925. Its single species, Scearctia figulina, first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877, is found in Brazil.[1]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Scearctia Hering, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
Taxon identifiers
Scearctia


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