Gerarctia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Gerarctia poliotis, is found in the Canary Islands. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1905.[1][2][3]

Gerarctia
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Gerarctia

Hampson, 1905
Species:
G. poliotis
Binomial name
Gerarctia poliotis
Hampson, 1905
Synonyms
  • Gerarctia signata Pinker, 1965
  • Gerarctia teldeensis Pinker, 1965

References edit

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gerarctia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (November 6, 2015). "Gerarctia Hampson, 1905". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Gerarctia Hampson, 1905". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved October 6, 2020.