Juxtarctia
Juxtarctia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus is monotypic, containing only one species, Juxtarctia multiguttata described by Francis Walker in 1855, which is endemic for the Himalayas.
| Juxtarctia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Spilosomina |
| Genus: | Juxtarctia Kirti & Kaleka, 2002 |
| Type species | |
| Juxtarctia bispinuatus Kirti & Kaleka, 2002 | |
References
- Dubatolov, V.V., 2010: Tiger-moths of Eurasia (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) (Nyctemerini by Rob de Vos & Vladimir V. Dubatolov). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 65: 1-106, Marktleuthen.
- Kirti, J.S. & Kaleka, A.S., 2002: A new genus and two new species of Arctiinae, Arctiidae: Lepidoptera, from India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 99 (1): 79-85, Mumbai.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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