Arsina is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Arsina silenalis is found on the Indian Ocean islands of Réunion, Aldabra, Madagascar and Zimbabwe[1]. Both the genus and the species were first described by Achille Guenée in 1862.[2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypeninae |
| Genus: | Arsina Guenée, 1862 |
| Species: | A. silenalis
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| Arsina silenalis Guenée, 1862
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References
edit- ^ Afromoths.net
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Arsina Guenée, 1862". Afromoths. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ Papillons de la Réunion: 404. ISBN 978-2-914817-07-3
- ^ Savela, Markku (March 4, 2012). "Arsina Guenée, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 13, 2020.