Arachnis (moth)
| Arachnis | |
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| A painted arachnis (Arachnis picta) found near Crestone, Colorado | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Spilosomina |
| Genus: | Geyer, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Arachnis aulaea Geyer, 1837 | |
Arachnis is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae, subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Carl Geyer in 1837.[1][2]
Species
- Arachnis aulaea Geyer, 1837
- Arachnis citra Neumögen & Dyar, 1893 (syn: Arachnis apachea Clarke, 1941)
- Arachnis dilecta (Boisduval, 1870)
- Arachnis martina H. Druce, 1897
- Arachnis midas Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
- Arachnis mishma H. Druce, 1897
- Arachnis nedyma Franclemont, 1966
- Arachnis picta Packard, 1864
- Arachnis tristis Rothschild, 1935
- Arachnis zuni Neumoegen, 1890
References
Wikispecies has information related to Arachnis (Arctiini).
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Arachnis Geyer, 1837". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Arachnis Geyer, 1837". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 14, 2020.