Arctiinae

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus (4): Amerilini – Arctiini – Lithosiini – Syntomini

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Tribus incertae sedis: Agoraea – Amphicallia – Atucia – Axiopoeniella – Balaca – Baroa – Bodosa – Bombopsyche – Callarctia – Callitomis – Carpostalagma – Caryatis – Curoba – Dubianaclia – Eutomis – Fletcherinia – Galtarodes – Gastrochrysia – Grammarctia – Heliozona – Hydrusa – Icambosida – Ilemodes – Laelapia – Leptoceryx – Leptosoma – Leucopardus – Maculonaclia – Melanonaclia – Melora – Micronaclia – Microstola – Midara – Myopsyche – Nannoceryx – Neeressa – Neritonaclia – Niasana – Omochroa – Oreoceryx – Panachranta – Paraceryx – Paralaethia – Paramyopsyche – Procanthia – Proschaliphora – Pseudoceryx – Pseudonaclia – Psichotoe – Secusio – Soganaclia – Stenarctia – Stictonaclia – Symphlebomis – Tamsita – Tenuinaclia – Thumathoides – Thylacoptera – Thyrogonia – Thyrosticta – Toulgoetinaclia – Trichaeta – Tritonaclia – Tsarafidynia – Tsirananaclia – Vadonaclia – Vitronaclia – Vulsinia – Xantharete

Name

Arctiinae Leach, [1815] (as Arctides)

Synonyms

• Arctiidae Leach, [1815]

References

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• Zaspel, J.M., Weller, S.J., Wardwell, C.T., Zahiri, R. & Wahlberg, N. 2014. Phylogeny and Evolution of Pharmacophagy in Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). PLoS ONE 9(7): e101975. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101975 Reference page. 
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Vernacular names

English: arctiine
עברית: דובוניים
magyar: Medvelepkék
日本語: ヒトリガ亜科

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