''Argyarctia'' 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 ...
. The moths are found in
Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
(
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
) and in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
.
Species
*''
Argyarctia fuscobasalis''
(Matsumura, 1930)
*''
Argyarctia reikoae''
(Kishida, 1984)
Subgenus ''Fangalphaea'' Dubatolov & Kishida, 2007
*''
Argyarctia sericeipennis''
(Rothschild, 1933)
References
* , 2007: Review of the genus ''Argyarctia'' Kôda (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). ''Euroasian Entomological Journal'' 6 (1): 81-84.
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Spilosomina
Noctuoidea genera
{{Spilosomina-stub