Arctia tancrei explained

Arctia tancrei is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1887.

Location

It is found in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrghyzstan and China.^[1]

This species, along with the others of the genus Oroncus, was moved to Arctia as a result of phylogenetic research published by Rönkä et al. in 2016.

Subspecies

• Arctia tancrei tancrei (Kyrghyzstan: Inner and Central Tien Shan; China: Xinjiang)
• Arctia tancrei alaica O.Bang-Haas, 1927 (Uzbekistan and Tajikistan: Turkestan mountain range; Kyrghyzstan: Alai; Trans-Alai: Zaalaiskii Mountains; Tajikistan: Pamir Mountains)
• Arctia tancrei fasciata O.Bang-Haas, 1927 (eastern Kazakhstan: Dzhungarian Alatau Mountains)

Notes and References

1. http://www.gorodinski.ru/checklist-arctiidae-palearctic.html Checklist of Arctiidae of the Palaearctic region