| Arcte | |
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| Arcte coerula | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Arcte Kollar, |
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Arcte is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Vincenz Kollar in 1844.
Description
Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head, and short third joint. Antennae quite simple. Thorax and abdomen clothed with long hair. Abdomen 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
- Arcte coerula Guenée, 1852
- Arcte granulata (Guenée, 1852)
- Arcte modesta (Hoeven, 1840)
- Arcte polygrapha Kollar,
- Arcte taprobana Moore, 1885
References
- Reza Zahiri; Ian J. Kitching; J.Donald Lafontaine; Marko Mutanen; Lauri Kaila; Jeremy D.HollowaY; Niklas Wahlberg (2011). "A new molecular phylogeny offers hope for a stable family level classification of the Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera)". Zoologica Scripta. 40 (2): 158-173. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2010.00459.x. S2CID 55916815. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- 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.
- 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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