''Nebrarctia'' is a genus of

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s in the family

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from the

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. The genus was erected by

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in 1891.

Species

* '' Nebrarctia guttata'' (Erschoff, 1874) * '' Nebrarctia hunza'' (de Freina, 1997) * '' Nebrarctia semiramis'' (Staudinger, 1891

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** ''Nebrarctia semiramis elbursi'' (Daniel, 1937) * '' Nebrarctia transversa'' (Moore, 1879) ** ''Nebrarctia transversa puella'' (Staudinger, 1887) ** ''Nebrarctia transversa vartianae'' (Daniel, 1965) * '' Nebrarctia wiltshirei'' (Toulgoët, 1962)

References

* , 2010: Tiger-moths of Eurasia (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) (Nyctemerini by ). ''Neue Entomologische Nachrichten'' 65 1–106, Marktleuthen. * Spilosomina Moth genera {{Spilosomina-stub