''Soganaclia'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the subfamily
Arctiinae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...
. The genus was erected by Paul Griveaud in 1964.
The species of this genus are found in northern
Madagascar
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where they seem to be confined to the high altitudes of the
Tsaratanana Massif
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.
[Griveaud, P. (1970). ''Mémoires ORSTORM No. 37, Lépidoptères Amatidae récoltés dans le Massif du Tsaratanana'': 206.]
Species
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Soganaclia roedereri''
Griveaud, 1970
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Soganaclia tsaratananae''
Griveaud, 1970
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Soganaclia viridisparsa''
Griveaud, 1964
References
Arctiinae
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