Nyearctia

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Nyearctia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Nyearctia
Watson, 1975
Species:
N. leucoptera
Binomial name
Nyearctia leucoptera
(Hampson, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Automolis leucopteraHampson, 1920
  • Automolis albescensRothschild, 1909 (preocc. Rothschild, 1910)

Nyearctia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Watson in 1975. Its only species, Nyearctia leucoptera, was first described by George Hampson in 1920. It is found in French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana and Venezuela. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Nyearctia leucoptera (Hampson, 1920)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  2. Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Nyearctia leucoptera (Hampson, 1920)". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 13, 2019.