Acantharctia nivea

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Acantharctia nivea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Acantharctia
Species:
A. nivea
Binomial name
Acantharctia nivea

Acantharctia nivea is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1900. [1] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Senegal. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Acantharctia nivea Aurivillius, 1900". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Acantharctia nivea Aurivillius, 1900". Afromoths. Retrieved September 25, 2019.