Carcinarctia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Carcinarctia
Hampson, 1901
Type species
Carcinarctia metamelaena
Hampson, 1901[1]

Carcinarctia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1901 and they are found in the Afrotropics.

Species

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Carcinarctia Hampson, 1901". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 20, 2019.


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