Poecilarctia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Poecilarctia venata, can be found in Zimbabwe and Malawi. Both the genus and species were first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1921.[1]

Poecilarctia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Poecilarctia
Aurivillius, 1921
Species:
P. venata
Binomial name
Poecilarctia venata
Aurivillius, 1921
Synonyms
  • Spilosoma rubricosta

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Poecilarctia Aurivillius, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Poecilarctia Aurivillius, 1921". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved September 28, 2019.