Cladarctia is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Nobutoyo Kôda in 1988. Its only species, Cladarctia quadriramosa, was first described by Vincenz Kollar in 1844. It is found in Tibet, Nepal, Kashmir and the north-western Himalayas.[1]

Cladarctia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cladarctia
Kôda, 1988
Species:
C. quadriramosa
Binomial name
Cladarctia quadriramosa
(Kollar, [1844])
Synonyms
  • Euprepia quadriramosa Kollar, [1844]
  • Estigmene quadriramosa

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Cladarctia Kôda, 1988". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  • Kollar, V. (1844). Aufzählung und Beschreibung der von Freiherrn Carl v. Hügel auf seiner Reise durch Kaschmir und das Himaleyagebirge gesammelten Insecten. In: Hügel, C. F. von, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek. Vol. 4, Band 2 pp. 395–564, 28 plates. Hallbergerische Verlagshandlung: Stuttgart.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.