Pyrrharctia
Appearance
Pyrrharctia | |
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Pyrrharctia isabella | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Subtribe: | Spilosomina |
Genus: | Pyrrharctia Packard, 1864 |
Type species | |
Phalaena isabella Smith, 1797
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Pyrrharctia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae described by Packard in 1864. The species are known from North and Central America.[1]
Species
[edit]- Pyrrharctia isabella (Smith, 1797) – isabella tiger moth
- Pyrrharctia genini (Debauche, 1938)
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pyrrharctia Packard, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.