Centrarctia

Centrarctia mongolica
Centrarctia mongolica, a female.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Micrarctiina
Genus: Centrarctia
Dubatolov, 1990
Species: C. mongolica
Binomial name
Centrarctia mongolica
(Alpheraky, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Arctia mongolica Alphéraky, 1888
  • Palearctia mongolica
  • Arctia serarum Grum-Grshimailo, 1899
  • Arctia serum Grum-Grshimailo, 1902

Centrarctia is a monotypic genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family. The genus contains a single species, Centrarctia mongolica, found in the Gobi desert and neighboring arid territories.

The larvae feed on Artemisia sieversiana.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Palearctia at funet
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