Arctia forsteri

Arctia forsteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Arctia
Species:	A. forsteri
Binomial name
	Arctia forsteri; (Daniel, 1943)
Synonyms
	Sinoarctia forsteri(Daniel, 1943); Micrarctia forsteriDaniel, 1943;

Last updated December 28, 2025

Arctia forsteri is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Franz Daniel in 1943. It is found in Sichuan, China.^[1]

The species of the genus Sinoarctia , including this one, were moved to Arctia as a result of phylogenetic research published by Rönkä et al. in 2016.^[2]

References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Sinoarctia forsteri (Daniel, 1943)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
↑ Rönkä, Katja; Mappes, Johanna; Kaila, Lauri; Wahlberg, Niklas (2016). "Putting Parasemia in its phylogenetic place: a molecular analysis of the subtribe Arctiina (Lepidoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 41 (4): 844–853. doi: 10.1111/syen.12194 . hdl: 10138/176841 .

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Sinoarctia forsteri (Daniel, 1943)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 6, 2017.

[Rönkä2016-2] Rönkä, Katja; Mappes, Johanna; Kaila, Lauri; Wahlberg, Niklas (2016). "Putting Parasemia in its phylogenetic place: a molecular analysis of the subtribe Arctiina (Lepidoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 41 (4): 844–853. doi: 10.1111/syen.12194 . hdl: 10138/176841 .

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