Chionarctia Explained

Chionarctia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Nobutoyo Kôda in 1859. The moths in the genus are found in east Asia.^[1]

Species

• Chionarctia nivea (Ménétriés, 1859)
• Chionarctia pura (Leech, 1899)

References

• , 1990: New taxa of tiger moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae: Arctiinae) from the Palearctic. 2-nd report. In: Taxonomy of insects and helminths: 89-101, Nauka, Siberian Department: Novosibirsk. (Series “New and little known species of Siberian fauna”, No. 22) (in Russian).
• , 1988: A Generic Classification of the Subfamily Arctiinae of the Palaearctic and Oriental Regions based on the Male and Female Genitalia (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Part II. Tyô to Ga 39 (1): 1-79, Tokyo.

External links

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Arctiidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Chionarctia Kôda, 1988 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . September 26, 2019.