Arctiites is an extinct monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species is Arctiites deletus. Both the genus and the species were described by Hans Rebel in 1889. The species was described from Gabbro near Pisa in Italy. It is dated to the Miocene.[1]
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| Arctia villica | |
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| Genus: | †Arctiites Rebel 1898
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| Species: | †A. deletus
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| †Arctiites deletus Rebel, 1898
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References
edit- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Arctiites Rebel, 1898". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
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