Biology:Madagascarctia
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Tribe: | Spilosomini
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| Genus: | Madagascarctia Dubatolov, 2006
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| Euchaetes madagascariensis Butler, 1882
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Madagascarctia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae from Madagascar . The genus was erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2006. As per David T. Goodger and Allan Watson (1995) the species of this genus have whitish wings speckled with brown.[1]
Species
- Madagascarctia adelinae (Toulgoët, 1991)
- Madagascarctia cellularis (Toulgoët, 1954)
- Madagascarctia feminina (Rothschild, 1933)
- Madagascarctia madagascariensis (Butler, 1882)
- Madagascarctia madagascariensis sparsipuncta (Hampson, 1901)
References
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- ↑ Dubatolov, V. V. (2006). "New genera and species of Arctiinae from the Afrotropical fauna (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Nachrichten des entomologische Vereins Apollo. 27 (3): 139-152. (on page 145).
- Dubatolov, V. V. (2006). "New genera and species of Arctiinae from the Afrotropical fauna (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)". Nachrichten des entomologische Vereins Apollo. 27 (3): 139–152.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
Wikidata ☰ Q6726166 entry
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