''Afrowatsonius'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
tiger moth
The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other operators as a primary trainer aircraft. ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
.
Species
* ''
Afrowatsonius burgeoni''
(Talbot, 1928)
* ''
Afrowatsonius fulvomarginalis''
(Wichgraf, 1921)
* ''
Afrowatsonius marginalis''
(Walker, 1855)
* ''
Afrowatsonius spilleri''
(Bethune-Baker, 1908)
* ''
Afrowatsonius sudanicus''
(Rothschild, 1933)
References
* , 2006: New genera and species of Arctiinae from the Afrotropical fauna (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae. ''Nachrichten des Entomologische Vereins Apollo'' 27 (3): 139-152.
* , 2010: Beitrag zur afrotropische Arctiidaefauna: Bemerkungen und Korrekturen zum Artenspektrum der Genera ''Creatonotos'' Hübner,
819
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Year 819 ( DCCCXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Spring – Emperor Louis I marries Judith of Bavaria in Aachen.Rogers, Barbara, Bernhard W. Scholz, and Nithard ...
''Afrowatsonius'' Dubatolov, 2006 und ''Dubatolovia'' gen. n. (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Arctiinae). ''Nachrichten des Entomologische Vereins Apollo'' 31 (1/2): 1-8.
Spilosomina
Noctuoidea genera
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