Ebertarctia

Ebertarctia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Micrarctiina
Genus: Ebertarctia
Dubatolov, 2004[1]

Ebertarctia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae.[2] These moths occur in Iran and Afghanistan.[1]

Taxonomy

Ebertarctia was established to make the genus Ocnogyna monophyletic.[1] Some sources treat Ebertarctia as a synonym of Ocnogyna.[3]

Species

There are three recognized species:[2]

  • Ebertarctia afghanicola (Ebert, 1974)
  • Ebertarctia nordstroemi (Brandt, 1947)
  • Ebertarctia solitaria (Ebert, 1974)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dubatolov, V.V. (2004). "Some generic changes in Arctiinae from South Eurasia with description of three new genera (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae)" (PDF). Atalanta. 35 (1/2): 73–83.
  2. 1 2 "Ebertarctia Dubatolov, 2004". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.029. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Ocnogyna Lederer, 1853". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

Further reading

  • Brandt, W., 1947: A new Ocnogyna species from N.E.Iran (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Entomologisk Tidskrift 68: 90, 1 Foto, Stockholm.
  • Ebert, G., 1974: Zur Taxonomie und Verbreitung der Ocnogyna nordsroemi-Artengruppe (Lep./Arct.). Beiträge zur naturkundlichen Forschung in Südwestdeutschland 33: 169-176, Karlsruhe.