Kenyarctia epicaste

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: Arctiini
Subtribus: Spilosomina
Genus: Kenyarctia
Species: Kenyarctia epicaste

Name

Kenyarctia epicaste (Fawcett, 1915) [by Dubatolov 2013: 580]

Type locality: British East Africa (Kenya), Masongaleni, 2º29'S, 38º03'E.

Lectotype: BMNH. male. 20.IV.1912. leg. A. Feather. (designated by Dubatolov 2013: 580).

Synonyms

• Diacrisia epicaste Fawcett, 1915 (Original combination)

References

Primary references

• Dubatolov, V.V. 2013. A new genus of African tiger moths, with a review of the Amsacta melanogastra Holland species group (Lepidoptera, Erebidae). Zootaxa 3682(4): 579–583. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3682.4.9 Reference page.