Arachotia

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Arachotia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Subfamily: Procridinae
Genus: Arachotia
Moore, 1879

Arachotia is a genus of moths of the family Zygaenidae, with species described from regions of Indochina and Southeast Asia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Owada, Mamoru; Pham, Thai-Hong; Wang, Min (2021-08-01). "Study on Arachotia euglenia and allied species in northern Vietnam and southern China". TINEA. Japan Heterocerists' Society. 26 (1): 37–42.
  2. Shih, Li-Cheng; Owada, Mamoru (2022-02-10). "New moth of Arachotia in the highlands of Taiwan". TINEA. Japan Heterocerists' Society. 26 (2): 135–139.