''Arctioblepsis'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

genus of snout moths described by

Cajetan Felder Baron Cajetan von Felder (; 19 September 1814 – 30 November 1894) was an Austrian lawyer, entomologist and liberal politician. He served as mayor of Vienna from 1868 to 1878. Life and career Felder was born in Wieden, today the fourth dis ...

and

Rudolf Felder Rudolf Felder (2 May 1842 in Vienna – 29 March 1871 in Vienna) was an Austrian jurist and entomologist. He was mainly interested in Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes ...

in 1862. It contains the species ''Arctioblepsis rubida''. It is found in south-east Asia, including Hong Kong,

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and

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. The

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is 36–44 mm. Adults are on wing from early April to early June and again from early July to mid August in Hong Kong. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''

Machilus ''Machilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phili ...

'' species, including '' Machilus breviflora'' and '' Machilus gamblei''.HKWildlife.Net Forum
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References

Pyralinae Monotypic moth genera Moths of Asia Pyralidae genera {{Pyralinae-stub