''Ardices'' 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 moths 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 ...
. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1855 and the moths are found in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
.
Species
* ''
Ardices canescens''
Butler, 1875
* ''
Ardices glatignyi''
(Le Guillou, 1841)
Subgenus ''Australemyra'' Dubatolov, 2005
* ''
Ardices curvata''
(Donovan, 1805)
References
* , 2005: On the status of the Australian genus ''Ardices'' F. Walker, 1855 with the description of a new subgenus for ''A. curvata''
Donovan
Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer. He emerged from the British folk scene in early 1965 and subsequently scored multiple international hit singles ...
, 1805 (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). ''Atalanta'' 36 (1/2): 173–179, 394-395 (colour plate 10).
Spilosomina
Moth genera
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