''Acantharctia'' is a

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s in the family

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, found in the

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Species

* '' Acantharctia ansorgei'' Rothschild, 1910 * '' Acantharctia atriramosa'' Hampson, 1907 * '' Acantharctia bivittata'' (Butler, 1898) * ''

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'' (Hampson, 1900) * '' Acantharctia latifasciata'' Hampson, 1909 * ''

Acantharctia latifusca ''Acantharctia latifusca'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1907. It is found in Kenya and Uganda. References External links

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'' (Hampson, 1907) * '' Acantharctia metaleuca'' Hampson, 1901 * '' Acantharctia mundata'' (Walker,

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* '' Acantharctia nigrivena'' Rothschild, 1935 * '' Acantharctia nivea'' Aurivillius, 1899

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/small> * '' Acantharctia tenuifasciata'' Hampson, 1910 * '' Acantharctia vittata'' Aurivillius, 1899

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Former species

* '' Acantharctia bicoloria'' Gaede, 1916

References

External links

* * Spilosomina Noctuoidea genera {{Spilosomina-stub