Arcte
| Arcte | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Catocalinae |
| Genus: | Arcte Kollar, [1844] |
| Synonyms | |
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Arcte is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
Description
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 hind legs. Tibia fringed with long hairs.
Species
- Arcte coerula Guenée, 1852
- Arcte granulata (Guenee, 1852)
- Arcte modesta (Hoeven, 1840)
- Arcte polygrapha Kollar, [1844]
- Arcte taprobana Moore, 1885
References
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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