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Arcte

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Arcte
Arcte coerula
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Arcte

Kollar, [1844]
Synonyms
  • Cocytodes Guenée, 1852

Arcte is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Vincenz Kollar in 1844.

Description

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Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head, and short third joint. Antennae quite simple. Thorax and abdomen clothed with long hair. Abdomen[2] in male with a strongly ridged chitinous rasp on center of dorsum of penultimate segment, probably played on by the strong chitinous spurs of the hindlegs. Tibia fringed with long hairs.

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References

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  1. ^ Reza Zahiri; Ian J. Kitching; J.Donald Lafontaine; Marko Mutanen; Lauri Kaila; Jeremy D.HollowaY; Niklas Wahlberg (2011). "A new molecular phylogeny offers hope for a stable family level classification of the Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera)". Zoologica Scripta. 40 (2): 158-173. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2010.00459.x. S2CID 55916815. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths - Vol. II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.