Melanarctia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Watson in 1975.[1]
| Melanarctia | |
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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: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Phaegopterina |
| Genus: | Melanarctia Watson, 1975 |
Species
edit- Melanarctia lativitta (Rothschild, 1909)
- Melanarctia ockendeni (Rothschild, 1909)
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Melanarctia Watson, 1975". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.