Lithosarctia

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Lithosarctia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Lithosarctia
Daniel, 1954
Type species
Lithosarctia hoenei
Daniel, 1954
Synonyms
  • OcnogynodesDubatolov, 1987

Lithosarctia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Franz Daniel in 1954. The moths in the genus are from western China and Himalayas. [1]

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Subgenus Ocnogynodes Dubatolov, 1987

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Lithosarctia Daniel, 1954". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 27, 2019.