Afroarctia
Afroarctia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1978. The moths occur in the Afrotropics.
| Afroarctia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Spilosomina |
| Genus: | Afroarctia Toulgoët, 1978 |
| Type species | |
| Spilosoma sjostedti Aurivillius, 1899 [1900] | |
Species
- Afroarctia bergeri Toulgoët, 1978
- Afroarctia dargei (Toulgoët, 1976)
- Afroarctia histrionica Toulgoët, 1978
- Afroarctia kenyana (Rothschild, 1933)
- Afroarctia mamfei Toulgoët, 1978
- Afroarctia nebulosa Toulgoët, 1980
- Afroarctia sjostedti (Aurivillius, 1899 [1900])
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References
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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